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commerce

commerce

121 2.7
Buying and selling goods and services on a large scale
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːmɜːrs/
: comercio
  • More than just bus stops, they are zones of commerce and social interaction.
  • interstate commerce
  • international commerce
  • trade and commerce

And like I said, art and commerce have always coexisted.

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Examples

  • Shops and schools were closed, commerce nearly ground to a halt.

  • So, so all of this stuff helps global commerce move, right?

  • The Internet is the biggest commerce platform in the world.

  • The commerce department said new home sales increased 3.1%...

  • What patterns of global trade and commerce do we see, and how do we account for them?

    Academic text (1990)
  • Powerful German merchants started to profit from overseas commerce in Asia and Africa.

  • The purpose of the American Institute was to encourage the advancement of agriculture, commerce, manufactures, and the arts.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Snowstorms would move over Missouri that Sunday, February 19th... shutting down commerce for more than two days.

  • The city's commerce thrives as new businesses open each year.

  • International commerce has increased due to advancements in technology and logistics.

Synonyms

business
vscommerce
∞ 1.0

Buying and selling goods or services to make money

is used especially for large scale activity rather than single enterprises
trade
vscommerce
∞ 1.0

Buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services between businesses and people

covers wider commercial activity often at larger scale rather than single acts
marketplace
vscommerce
199 3.2

A place where businesses compete to sell goods and services to customers

focuses on the activities of buying and selling rather than the surrounding place

Compounds

71 4.6

A government official who leads the United States department that promotes trade and industry

A U.S. government department that promotes and regulates trade and runs agencies like the Census and Patent Office

13 4.2

A government official who leads the United States Department of Commerce

9 3.8

A United States government department that promotes and makes rules for trade and runs the national census and patent office

A group of business people who support and promote local businesses

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

e-commerce boom
  • Texting
3.5

A period when online shopping grows very quickly

An item offered for sale or trade in business

A person who led the United States department that handled business and worker affairs before 1913

How Large

industry
∞ 2.6
commerce
121 2.7

Surface Forms

commerce singular
commerces plural

Etymology

Commerce comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and merx 'goods'. So it originally meant people coming together to trade goods, which is why commerce today means buying and selling on a large scale.