commerce
121
2.7
- 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.
- And like I said, art and commerce have always coexisted.
- I mean, before we had money, we conducted commerce through barter.
- The West was lagging behind, more rural, less successful in its commerce.
- I've been thinking a lot about like Black Friday, like it's this heavy commerce day.
- People thought about commerce and that was a big deal.
- Like I still think there's enormous commerce in used product.
- It's this incredible beating heart of commerce and prosperity.
- Taylor's innovations are in commerce or reinventing herself.
- So Amazon controls commerce in the Kingdom, commerce in the Kingdom.
- And then you can tap into a global commerce and intelligence network.
- All three of these people are tech and commerce innovators and they are Polymass.
Examples
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Shops and schools were closed, commerce nearly ground to a halt.
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So, so all of this stuff helps global commerce move, right?
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The Internet is the biggest commerce platform in the world.
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The commerce department said new home sales increased 3.1%...
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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.
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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.
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The city's commerce thrives as new businesses open each year.
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International commerce has increased due to advancements in technology and logistics.
Synonyms
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1.0
Buying and selling goods or services to make money
∞
1.0
Buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services between businesses and people
199
3.2
A place where businesses compete to sell goods and services to customers
Compounds
- Formal
71
4.6
A government official who leads the United States department that promotes trade and industry
50
3.7
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
- Formal
9
3.8
A United States government department that promotes and makes rules for trade and runs the national census and patent office
1
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
How Large
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2.6
121
2.7
Surface Forms
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.