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commercing
Variant of commerce
commerce
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com·merce (käm′ərs; for v., kə mʉrs′)
noun
- the buying and selling of goods, esp. when done on a large scale between cities, states, or countries; trade
- social intercourse
- Rare sexual intercourse
Etymology: Fr < L commercium < com-, together + merx, merchandise: see market
intransitive verb commerced -·merced′, commercing -·merc′·ing
Archaic to have personal dealings (with)
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