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Definition of commerce in English: commercenoun ˈkɒməːsˈkɑmərs mass noun1The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale. the changes in taxation are of benefit to commerce Example sentencesExamples - Do not overlook the reality that the only real security [success] in commerce is repeat business.
- From there stems new business, and with new businesses and new product comes trade and commerce.
- Many of them spend a large part of their lives in a world of commerce that emphasizes producing and selling goods and services.
- It is best known for surveys and research into consumer patterns of online shopping and commerce.
- Mr Monks added that by bringing new residents to the area, local commerce and businesses would benefit and it would help rejuvenate the town centre.
- Today it is a city, much like other major capitals, choked with traffic and bustling with commerce.
- Come to think of it, the technique of direct selling was prevalent right from the early days of trade and commerce.
- There are only two differences; one is that their major activity was commerce and ours is industry.
- York is promoted as being a centre of commerce and business.
- Rural culture was giving way to urban culture; and trade, commerce and employment were increasing in the cities.
- If we focus on employment, we lose sight of the subtle but very real benefits that commerce and free trade bring.
- Unfortunately business and commerce is a lot more complex than that.
- The obvious advantage to this is the vastly increased speed with which commerce can be done over modern communications.
- The Sava and Danube Rivers used to bring ships and commerce into the capital.
- Dubai is the capital, catering for commerce and tourism.
- Everyone suddenly began to see the worth in ‘buying and selling’ and generating commerce to turn a profit.
- The renewed relationship can now lead to better trade and commerce between the two nations
- Additional money would match an increase in commerce and the value of money would be held constant.
- Raised on industry and empire, the capital invests in commerce and culture.
- Electronic commerce, or e-commerce as it is known, is beginning to revolutionize the way firms do business.
Synonyms trade, trading, buying and selling, business, bargaining, dealing, traffic, trafficking (financial) transactions, dealings, negotiations archaic merchandising 2dated Social dealings between people. the noise and warmth of human commerce Example sentencesExamples - Reputations are crucial for the effective functioning of human society and commerce.
- All of these were divisive pressures that must have made not just the distribution of charity amongst the two groups, but also basic social commerce between the Hellenists and Hebrews, extremely difficult.
- I would assume that a prostitute, in ordinary social commerce, does not admit to her profession.
- There wasn't a lot of social commerce going on between the two groups.
3archaic Sexual intercourse. Example sentencesExamples - In that city at that time it was the custom that any woman who had commerce with any man not her husband would be taken as an adulteress and die for it, unless she was a woman of the streets.
- For it is said that it was two months after the marriage before she had commerce with you.
Synonyms sexual intercourse, intercourse, lovemaking, making love, sex act, sexual relations, anal penetration, sexual penetration, vaginal penetration
Origin Mid 16th century (in sense 2): from French, or from Latin commercium 'trade, trading', from com- 'together' + mercium (from merx, merc- 'merchandise'). Definition of commerce in US English: commerce(also comm.) nounˈkɑmərsˈkämərs 1The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale. the possible increase of commerce by a great railroad Example sentencesExamples - Dubai is the capital, catering for commerce and tourism.
- Electronic commerce, or e-commerce as it is known, is beginning to revolutionize the way firms do business.
- If we focus on employment, we lose sight of the subtle but very real benefits that commerce and free trade bring.
- There are only two differences; one is that their major activity was commerce and ours is industry.
- Mr Monks added that by bringing new residents to the area, local commerce and businesses would benefit and it would help rejuvenate the town centre.
- The renewed relationship can now lead to better trade and commerce between the two nations
- From there stems new business, and with new businesses and new product comes trade and commerce.
- Unfortunately business and commerce is a lot more complex than that.
- Raised on industry and empire, the capital invests in commerce and culture.
- The Sava and Danube Rivers used to bring ships and commerce into the capital.
- Rural culture was giving way to urban culture; and trade, commerce and employment were increasing in the cities.
- The obvious advantage to this is the vastly increased speed with which commerce can be done over modern communications.
- Additional money would match an increase in commerce and the value of money would be held constant.
- Many of them spend a large part of their lives in a world of commerce that emphasizes producing and selling goods and services.
- York is promoted as being a centre of commerce and business.
- It is best known for surveys and research into consumer patterns of online shopping and commerce.
- Everyone suddenly began to see the worth in ‘buying and selling’ and generating commerce to turn a profit.
- Today it is a city, much like other major capitals, choked with traffic and bustling with commerce.
- Come to think of it, the technique of direct selling was prevalent right from the early days of trade and commerce.
- Do not overlook the reality that the only real security [success] in commerce is repeat business.
Synonyms trade, trading, buying and selling, business, bargaining, dealing, traffic, trafficking 2dated Social dealings between people. outside the normal commerce of civilized life Example sentencesExamples - I would assume that a prostitute, in ordinary social commerce, does not admit to her profession.
- Reputations are crucial for the effective functioning of human society and commerce.
- All of these were divisive pressures that must have made not just the distribution of charity amongst the two groups, but also basic social commerce between the Hellenists and Hebrews, extremely difficult.
- There wasn't a lot of social commerce going on between the two groups.
3archaic Sexual intercourse. Example sentencesExamples - In that city at that time it was the custom that any woman who had commerce with any man not her husband would be taken as an adulteress and die for it, unless she was a woman of the streets.
- For it is said that it was two months after the marriage before she had commerce with you.
Synonyms sexual intercourse, intercourse, lovemaking, making love, sex act, sexual relations, anal penetration, sexual penetration, vaginal penetration
Origin Mid 16th century (in commerce (sense 2)): from French, or from Latin commercium ‘trade, trading’, from com- ‘together’ + mercium (from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’). |