mercantile

mer·can·tile

M0223900 (mûr′kən-tēl′, -tīl′, -tĭl)adj.1. Of or relating to merchants or trade.2. Of or relating to mercantilism.

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[French, from Italian, from mercante, merchant, from Latin mercāns, mercant-, from present participle of mercārī, to trade, from merx, merc-, merchandise, goods.]

mercantile

(ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl) adj1. (Commerce) of, relating to, or characteristic of trade or traders; commercial2. (Economics) of or relating to mercantilism[C17: from French, from Italian, from mercante merchant]

mer•can•tile

(ˈmɜr kənˌtil, -ˌtaɪl, -tɪl)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to merchants or trade; commercial. 2. of or pertaining to mercantilism. [1635–45; < French < Italian, =mercant(e) (< Latin mercāns, present participle of mercāri to trade; see merchant) + -ile -ile²]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mercantile - of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism; "mercantile theories"; "mercantile system"
	2.	mercantile - profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"moneymaking, mercenarycommercial - connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds"
	3.	mercantile - relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brookscommercial - connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds"

mercantile

adjective1. commercial, business, trade, trading, merchant the emergence of a new mercantile class2. profit-making, materialistic, capitalistic, money-orientated the urban society and its mercantile values

Translations

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