commerce

com·merce

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noun

The definition of commerce means the buying and selling goods on a large scale or social relations.

An example of commerce is trade between two countries.
An example of commerce is the social or intellectual exchanges amongst a group of friends.

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commerce

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

Origin of commerce

French from Classical Latin commercium from com-, together + merx, merchandise: see market

intransitive verb

-·merced′, -·merc′ing

Archaic to have personal dealings (with)

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commerce

noun

The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale, as between cities or nations. See Synonyms at business.
Intellectual exchange or social interaction.
Sexual intercourse.

Origin of commerce

French from Old French from Latin commercium com- com- merx merc- merchandise

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural commerces)

(business) 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.
Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present commerces, present participle commercing, simple past and past participle commerced)

(dated) To carry on trade; to traffic.
Beware you commerce not with bankrupts. -B. Jonson.
(dated) To hold intercourse; to commune.
Commercing with himself. -Tennyson.
Musicians ... taught the people in angelic harmonies to commerce with heaven. -Prof. Wilson.

Origin

From Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium (“commerce, trade”), from com- (“together”) + merx (“good, wares, merchandise”); see merchant, mercenary

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