Commerce
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- proper noun
- /ˈkɒmɜrs/
- US
:
Departamento de Comercio (EE. UU.)
- The Commerce Department plays a key role in promoting American businesses overseas.
- the Commerce Department
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- Secretary of Commerce
You've got the commerce secretary saying, oh, you've got to invest in stuck Tesla.
- You've got the commerce secretary saying, oh, you've got to invest in stuck Tesla.
Examples
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Ariba this week will debut the marketplace integration hub, the Commerce Services Network.
Fiction book (2000) -
Mark Laurie, the president and CEO of Walmart USE Commerce and founder and CEO of jet.com, and he's a serial entrepreneur.
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I believe there was a man with a name similar to that, worked over at the Chamber of Commerce.
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The Advanced Technology Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Academic text (1999) -
Before leaving Fort Worth this morning... the President attended a farewell reception at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce.
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Esther Samuelson's late husband was an officer with the Chamber of Commerce for many years.
Fiction book (1995) -
The Tenth Circuit upheld Colorado's notice-and-reporting statute as valid under the Commerce Clause.
Academic text (2017) -
Okay, now we want to thank the Chamber of Commerce for these fireworks... and the Twin Rivers Fire Department for setting them up safely... so we don't have a repetition of last year's tragic events.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce is responsible for conducting the national census.
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During the meeting, the Secretary of Commerce discussed plans to improve trade relations.
Synonyms
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6.5
A US government department that promotes trade, runs the census, and oversees patents
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3.7
A U.S. government department that promotes and regulates trade and runs agencies like the Census and Patent Office
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3.8
A United States government department that promotes and makes rules for trade and runs the national census and patent office
Compounds
- Formal
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A government official who leads the United States department that promotes trade and industry
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3.7
A U.S. government department that promotes and regulates trade and runs agencies like the Census and Patent Office
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A government official who leads the United States Department of Commerce
- Formal
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3.8
A United States government department that promotes and makes rules for trade and runs the national census and patent office
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7.5
A former federal agency in the United States that set prices and rules for trains and other transport between states
A United States government department established in 1903 that handled business and worker issues until it split in 1913
A person who led the United States department that handled business and worker affairs before 1913
Surface Forms
Etymology
Commerce comes from Latin parts com- meaning 'together' and merx meaning 'goods', and it shares the same root as merchant. So commerce is about people coming together to buy and sell, which is why the Department of Commerce looks after trade and business.