commerce
IPA: kˈɑmɝs
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.
- Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
- (obsolete) Sexual intercourse.
- (card games) An 18th-century French card game in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.
- A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
verb
- (intransitive, archaic) To carry on trade; to traffic.
- (intransitive, archaic) To hold conversation; to communicate.
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Examples of "commerce" in Sentences
- The craft and commerce are flourishing.
- The core of the whole activity is commerce.
- The Department of Commerce conducted the study.
- The company is a multifaceted hive of commerce.
- The place is the centre of commerce and services.
- It is under the control of the Ministry of Commerce.
- The principal commerce of the parish is agriculture.
- Commerce was booming at the time the lighthouse was constructed.
- Commerce was booming at the time, the lighthouse was constructed.
- The Lewes Chamber of Commerce represents the traders and businesses of the town.