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com·merce (käm′ərs; for v., kə mʉrs′)

noun

  1. the buying and selling of goods, esp. when done on a large scale between cities, states, or countries; trade
  2. social intercourse
  3. 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)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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