commerce

com-merce · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The activity of buying and selling goods and services, especially on a large scale.

  2. 2.

    Social dealings or communication between people.

  3. 3.

    (archaic) Sexual intercourse.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    e-commerce — Electronic commerce; buying and selling online.
  • •
    Chamber of Commerce — A business organization that promotes local trade.
  • •
    interstate commerce — Trade between states or regions.

Related words

See also: business, commercial, merchant, trade
Synonyms: business, merchandising, trade, trading

Etymology

From Latin commercium ("trade, trafficking"), from com- ("together") + merx ("merchandise"). Related to merchant and mercantile.