Definition of COMMERCE. Meaning of COMMERCE. Synonyms of COMMERCE

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Definition of COMMERCE

Commerce
Commerce Com"merce, n. Note: (Formerly accented on the second syllable.) [F. commerce, L. commercium; com- + merx, mercis, merchandise. See Merchant.] 1. 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. The public becomes powerful in proportion to the opulence and extensive commerce of private men. --Hume. 2. Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity. Fifteen years of thought, observation, and commerce with the world had made him [Bunyan] wiser. --Macaulay. 3. Sexual intercourse. --W. Montagu. 4. A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade. --Hoyle. Chamber of commerce. See Chamber. Syn: Trade; traffic; dealings; intercourse; interchange; communion; communication.
Commerce
Commerce Com*merce" (? or ?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Commerced; p>. pr. & vb. n. Commercing.] [Cf. F. commercer, fr. LL. commerciare.] 1. To carry on trade; to traffic. [Obs.] Beware you commerce not with bankrupts. --B. Jonson. 2. To hold intercourse; to commune. --Milton. Commercing with himself. --Tennyson. Musicians . . . taught the people in angelic harmonies to commerce with heaven. --Prof. Wilson.

Meaning of COMMERCE from wikipedia

- Commerce is the organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered...
- E-commerce (electronic commerce) refers to commercial activities including the electronic buying or selling products and services which are conducted...
- The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the prin****l advisor...
- The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the...
- The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for gathering data for business...
- A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom or B Com) is an undergraduate degree in business, management, economics or accounting, awarded in Canada, Australia, India...
- The Shrimati Mithibai Motiram Kundnani College of Commerce & Economics, commonly known as M. M. K. College, is a private educational institution, located...
- A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests...
- Commerce Bank may refer to: Commerce Bancshares, a bank based in Missouri, with branches in numerous Midwestern states Commerce Bank, a subsidiary of...
- Commerce is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States. The po****tion was 12,823 at the 2010 census, up from 12,568 at...