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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mer•can•til•ism (mûr′kən ti liz′əm, -tē-, -tī-),USA pronunciation n. - Businessmercantile practices or spirit;
commercialism. - BusinessSee mercantile system.
- French mercantilisme. See mercantile, -ism
- 1870–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mercantilism /ˈmɜːkəntɪˌlɪzəm/ n - Also called: mercantile system a theory prevalent in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries asserting that the wealth of a nation depends on its possession of precious metals and therefore that the government of a nation must maximize the foreign trade surplus, and foster national commercial interests, a merchant marine, the establishment of colonies, etc
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