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commerce

/kɒˈmɜːs/

noun

Meaning

  • 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.

  • Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.

  • Sexual intercourse.

  • An 18th-century French card game in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

Synonyms

communication,
communion,
dealings,
interchange,
intercourse,
trade,
traffic

verb

Meaning

  • To carry on trade; to traffic.

  • To hold intercourse; to commune.