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commerce
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1com·merce

noun \ˈkä-(ˌ)mərs\

Definition of COMMERCE

1
: social intercourse : interchange of ideas, opinions, or sentiments
2
: the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place
3
: sexual intercourse
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Examples of COMMERCE

  1. He was the Secretary of Commerce under the last President.
  2. <a government agency in charge of regulating interstate commerce>

Origin of COMMERCE

Middle French, from Latin commercium, from com- + merc-, merx merchandise
First Known Use: 1537

Related to COMMERCE

Synonyms
business, marketplace, trade, traffic
Antonyms
nonintercourse
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Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Rhymes with COMMERCE

adverse, amerce, asperse, averse, coerce, converse, cutpurse, disburse, disperse, diverse, dry nurse, free verse, immerse, inverse, Nez Percé, obverse, perverse, rehearse, reverse, scrub nurse, sesterce, submerse, transverse, traverse, wet nurse

2com·merce

intransitive verb \ˈkä-(ˌ)mərs, kə-ˈmərs\
com·mercedcom·merc·ing

Definition of COMMERCE

archaic
: commune

First Known Use of COMMERCE

1596

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