mercantile

The definition of mercantile is something related to merchants or trade.

(adjective)

The group of retail business owners are an example of a group that would be described as mercantile.

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See mercantile in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of merchants or trade; commercial
  2. of mercantilism

Origin: Fr < It < mercante, merchant < L mercans, prp. of mercari: see merchant

See mercantile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to merchants or trade.
  2. Of or relating to mercantilism.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian

Origin: , from mercante, merchant

Origin: , from Latin mercāns, mercant-

Origin: , from

Origin: present participle of mercārī, to trade

Origin: , from merx, merc-, merchandise, goods

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