commerce — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

domestic, international

VERB + COMMERCE

carry on, engage in

Many small traders engaged in commerce along the busy street market every morning.

PREP

~ between

Trade and commerce between the two countries increased significantly after they signed the new agreement.

~ with

The country has increased trade and commerce with several European nations in recent years.

PHRASES

a chamber of commerce, the world of commerce

The local chamber of commerce organized a networking event for small business owners.

Definitions

noun

1

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.

2

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

[A]ll libertine diſcourſe, and familiarities vvith vvomen, […] nay even friendſhip it ſelfe […] muſt be vvatched vvith great prudence to be kept ſafe: for vvhich cauſe in ſtead of all theſe perillous commerces of our love, I vvill preferre ſo ſecure an object to it, […]

Fifteen years of thought, observation, and commerce with the world had made him [Bunyan] wiser.

3

Sexual intercourse.

carnal commerce

4

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

verb

1

To carry on trade; to traffic.

[A]lwaies beware you commerce not with bankrupts, […]

2

To hold conversation; to communicate.

No, sir, he, / Vex'd with a morbid devil in his blood / That veil'd the world with jaundice, hid his face / From all men, and commercing with himself, / He lost the sense that handles daily life— […]

Musicians […] taught the people in angelic harmonies to commerce with heaven.

name

1

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of s

noun — the United States federal department that promotes and admin

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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[A]ll libertine diſcourſe, and familiarities vvith vvomen, […] nay even friendſhip it ſelfe […] muſt be vvatched vvith great prudence to be kept ſafe: for vvhich cauſe in ſtead of all theſe perillous

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02

Fifteen years of thought, observation, and commerce with the world had made him [Bunyan] wiser.

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03

Suppose we held our converse not in words, but in music; those who have a bad ear would find themselves cut off from all near commerce, and no better than foreigners in this big world.

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04

[A]lwaies beware you commerce not with bankrupts, […]

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05

No, sir, he, / Vex'd with a morbid devil in his blood / That veil'd the world with jaundice, hid his face / From all men, and commercing with himself, / He lost the sense that handles daily life— […]

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Musicians […] taught the people in angelic harmonies to commerce with heaven.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, commerce is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.