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mercantile

adj
/ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/UK/ˈmɝ.kənˌtaɪl/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercantem Italian mercante Latin -īlemder. Italian -ile Italian mercantilebor. French mercantilebor. English mercantile Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”).

  1. derived from mercāns
  2. derived from mercantile
  3. borrowed from mercantile

Definitions

  1. Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.

  2. Of or relating to mercantilism.

The neighborhood

Derived

mercantilely, mercantilist, mercantilistic, nonmercantile, unmercantile

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA