mercantility
/ˌməːk(ə)nˈtɪlɪti/Now rare
noun
The quality of being mercantile (often somewhat pejoratively); enthusiasm or fondness for bargaining.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in James Boswell (1740–1795), lawyer, diarist, and biographer of Samuel Johnson. From mercantile + -ity.
- bring something to bear
- bring something to light
- bring something to pass
- bring something to the party
- bring something to the table
- bring something to the table (or party)
- bring something up
- bring something up to code
- bring the house down
- bring to naught
- bring up
- bring up the rear
- brinicle
- brinjal
- brink
- Brink, André
- Brinkley, David
- brinkmanship
- brinksmanship
- brinny
- briny
- brio
- brioche
- briquet
- briquette