unmercantileadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈməːk(ə)ntʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmərkənˌtil/,

/ˌənˈmərkənˌtaɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, mercantile adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mercantile adj.

Not mercantile.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > [adjective] > unbefitting a merchant or trade principles

unmercantile1756

1756 W. Weston Diss. Trade & Civil Liberty 20 Let the liberties then of the unmercantile states of Sparta, and Rome the issue of Sparta, be sounded as high as possible.

1783 E. Burke Rep. Affairs India in Wks. (1819) XI. 166 The false principles of this unmercantile transaction.

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. iii. xii. §3. 58 An improvident and unmercantile mode of conducting business.

1961 Monatshefte 53 303 There is no merchant's son in the tales of the thousand and one nights with a spirit so unmercantile and introspective as this.

2004 S. Najovits Egypt, Trunk of Tree II. xv. 332 The world owes much to Mariette, a true, unmercantile lover of ancient Egypt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmercantile
释义	unmercantileadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈməːk(ə)ntʌɪl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmərkənˌtil/, /ˌənˈmərkənˌtaɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, mercantile adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mercantile adj. Not mercantile. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > [adjective] > unbefitting a merchant or trade principles unmercantile1756 1756 W. Weston Diss. Trade & Civil Liberty 20 Let the liberties then of the unmercantile states of Sparta, and Rome the issue of Sparta, be sounded as high as possible. 1783 E. Burke Rep. Affairs India in Wks. (1819) XI. 166 The false principles of this unmercantile transaction. 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. iii. xii. §3. 58 An improvident and unmercantile mode of conducting business. 1961 Monatshefte 53 303 There is no merchant's son in the tales of the thousand and one nights with a spirit so unmercantile and introspective as this. 2004 S. Najovits Egypt, Trunk of Tree II. xv. 332 The world owes much to Mariette, a true, unmercantile lover of ancient Egypt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1756
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