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▪ I. merchanting, vbl. n.|ˈmɜːtʃəntɪŋ|
[f. merchant v. + -ing1.]
The action or practice of trading as a merchant. Also attrib.
1894Sir E. Clarke in Times 19 Feb. 3/2 Did you know they had any ‘merchanting’ transactions? Ibid., Supposing you knew they had made a loss on ‘merchanting’ every successive year? 1899Daily News 27 Mar. 3/5 These firms are chiefly engaged in the manufacturing and merchanting of belts and strapping for the textile trades. 1957Listener 28 Nov. 876/1 There is London as a merchanting centre... I have in mind the work done by the commodity markets and the large merchanting houses in buying and selling throughout the world. 1963Times 16 Feb. 6/1 The merchanting trade has a considerable processing element, about a third of the 9m. tons of compound feed produced in the United Kingdom being manufactured by country compounders. 1967Economist 28 Oct. 420/2 Lord Cromer, when still Governor of the Bank of England, put a figure of {pstlg}200 million on the overseas earnings from all of Britain's insurance, merchanting, brokerage and banking services in 1965. 1971Timber Trades Jrnl. 21 Aug. 13/1 The merchanting and retail side of the timber trade. 1973Daily Tel. 31 July 17 (Advt.), More depots have been acquired in the merchanting and retailing section where we now have 87 outlets.
▪ II. merchanting, ppl. a.|ˈmɜːtʃəntɪŋ|
[f. merchant v. + -ing2.]
Engaged in trade as merchants.
1930Observer 9 Feb. 18/1 The merchanting body itself is in no greatly better case. 1957Times 23 Dec. 11/2 Two main divisions—the producing subsidiary companies with their mills and the merchanting subsidiaries in Manchester and London. |