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merces.

pay, recompense, hire, salary, reward; rent, price; bribe;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmɛr.keːs]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛr.t͡ʃes]
  1. pay, wages, reward

    declension-3
  2. revenue, income

    declension-3
  3. chastisement, punishment, penalty

    declension-3
  4. rent

    declension-3
  5. bribe

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From merx (“merchandise”).

noun[ˈmɛr.keːs]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛr.t͡ʃes]
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of merx

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
verb[ˈmɛr.keːs]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛr.t͡ʃes]
  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of mercō

    active · form-of · present · second-person · singular · subjunctive
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