merˈcantilist noun and adjective

mercantile agency noun

An agency supplying information about the financial status of companies and individuals

mercantile law noun

The law relating to the dealings of merchants with each other

mercantile marine noun

The ships and crews of any country employed in commerce

mercantile system noun

An old economic strategy based on the theory that a nation's interests are best served by accumulating reserves of bullion, etc through the development of overseas trade and the restricting of imports, the impetus of much 17c and 18c colonization by European powers