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Definition of Commerce
1. Noun. Transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services).
Specialized synonyms: Trading, Trade, E-commerce, Exchange, Interchange, Initial Offering, Initial Public Offering, Ipo, Business, Business Enterprise, Commercial Enterprise, Carriage Trade, Importation, Importing, Exportation, Exporting, Marketing, Distribution, Marketing, Merchandising, Selling, Traffic, Defrayal, Defrayment, Payment, Evasion, Nonpayment
Terms within: Shipping, Transport, Transportation
Generic synonyms: Dealing, Dealings, Transaction
Examples of category: Usance, Commercialise, Commercialize, Market, Buy, Purchase, Take, Get, Clear, Turn, Negociate, Sell, Sell Short, Remainder, Resell, Deaccession, Fob Off, Foist Off, Palm Off, Realise, Realize, Auction, Auction Off, Auctioneer, Deal, Sell, Trade, Transact, Deal, Retail, Wholesale, Liquidize, Sell Out, Sell Up, Trade, Trade In, Merchandise, Trade, Traffic, Arbitrage, Turn Over, Broker, Trust, Pick Up, Barter Away, Market, Market, Buy In, Stock, Stock Up, Shop, Market, Browse, Shop, Comparison-shop, Antique, Smuggle, Import, Export, Hock, Pawn, Soak, Impulse-buy, Franchise, Retail, Trade
Attributes: Commercial, Noncommercial
Derivative terms: Commercial, Commercial, Commercial
2. Noun. The United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913.
Generic synonyms: Executive Department
Terms within: Bureau Of The Census, Census Bureau, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, Noaa, Technology Administration, Patent And Trademark Office Database, Patent Office
3. Noun. Social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc..
Definition of Commerce
1. n. The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
2. v. i. To carry on trade; to traffic.
Definition of Commerce
1. Noun. (business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic. ¹
2. Noun. Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity. ¹
3. Noun. Sexual intercourse. ¹
4. Noun. A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade. ¹
5. Verb. (dated) To carry on trade; to traffic. ¹
6. Verb. (dated) To hold intercourse; to commune. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Commerce
1. to commune [v -MERCED, -MERCING, -MERCES] - See also: commune
Medical Definition of Commerce
1. The interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale, between different countries or between populations within the same country. It includes trade (the buying, selling, or exchanging of commodities, whether wholesale or retail) and business (the purchase and sale of goods to make a profit). (12 Dec 1998)