commerce
[noun]
Synonyms: trade, business, dealing, exchange, traffic

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Related Words: communication, congress, contact, exchange, interchange, intercommunication, basis, common ground, takeoff

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English Thesaurus: business, trade, commerce, e-commerc

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

com‧merce /ˈkɒmɜːs $ ˈkɑːmɜːrs/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin commercium, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + merx 'things to be sold']
the buying and selling of goods and services Synonym : trade:
measures promoting local commerce and industry
⇒ chamber of commerce, e-commerce

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

commerce
noun
ADJ. domestic, international
VERB + COMMERCE carry on, engage in The marketplace was where commerce was traditionally carried on.
PREP. ~ between commerce between Germany and Italy
~ with the development of commerce with Asia
PHRASES a chamber of commerce, the world of commerce She has little experience of the world of commerce.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

business the activity of making money by producing, buying, or selling goods, or providing services:
Business in Europe has been badly affected by economic conditions in the US.
He works in the advertising business.
trade the buying and selling of goods and services, especially between countries:
Trade between European countries became easier after the introduction of the Euro.
a trade agreement
commerce the buying and selling of goods and services. Commerce is more formal than business, and is used when talking about business activities in general:
One of the roles of the federal government is to regulate commerce.
London became a great centre of commerce.
the local chamber of commerce (=an organization which the companies and shops in an area belong to)
e-commerce the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet:
E-commerce is a fast-growing part of the US economy.

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