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commerce / Commerce > 3 senses
NOUN1commerce, commercialism, mercantilismTransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
2Commerce, Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, DoCThe United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office)
3commerceSocial exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.
commerce / Commerce > pronunciation
Soundskaa'mers
Rhymesadverse, averse, coerce, and 24 more rhymes in ers at the HyperDic website...
commerce > noun 1, act
MeaningTransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services).
Synonymscommercialism, mercantilism
Category ofusance; commercialize, commercialise, market; buy, purchase; take; get; clear; turn; negociate; sell; sell short; remainder; resell; deaccession; foist off, palm off, fob off; realize, realise; auction, auction off, auctioneer; deal, sell, trade; transact; deal; retail; wholesale; sell out, sell up, liquidize; trade, trade in; trade, merchandise; traffic; arbitrage; turn over; broker; trust; pick up; barter away; market; market; stock, buy in; shop; market; shop, browse; comparison-shop; antique; smuggle; import; export; pawn, soak, hock; impulse-buy; franchise; retail; trade
Attributescommercial; noncommercial
Partstransportation, shipping, transport
Narrowertrading; trade; exchange, interchange; initial public offering, IPO, initial offering; commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business; carriage trade; importing, importation; exporting, exportation; marketing; distribution; selling, merchandising, marketing; traffic; payment, defrayal, defrayment; evasion, nonpayment
Broadertransaction, dealing, dealings
Adjectivescommercial
Commerce > noun 2, group
MeaningThe United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office). Created in 1913.
SynonymsDepartment of Commerce, Commerce Department, DoC
PartsBureau of the Census, Census Bureau; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA; Technology Administration; Patent and Trademark Office Database, Patent Office
Broaderexecutive department
commerce > noun 3, communication
MeaningSocial exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.
Broaderconversation

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