English dictionary

commerce

/'k/A/m/@/rs/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

noun.act

Synonyms commercialism mercantilism

Source: WordNet 3.0
the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

noun.group

Synonyms commerce department department of commerce doc

Source: WordNet 3.0
social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

noun

Source: webster1913