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commerce.

The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒ.mɜːs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑ.mɚs/General-American, dialectal/ˈkɒm.ɚs/Canada, dialectal/ˈkɔm.əs/Australia
  1. The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Sexual intercourse.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
    carnal commerce
  4. An 18th-century French card game in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium. Doublet of comess.

verb/ˈkɒ.mɜːs/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈmɜːs/Received-Pronunciation, dated/ˈkɑ.mɚs/General-American, dialectal/kəˈmɝs/General-American, dialectal, dated
  1. To carry on trade; to traffic.

    archaic · intransitive
  2. To hold conversation; to communicate.

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium. Doublet of comess.

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