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" The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and that the cycle of famine and feast in commerce, first identified in antiquity and well understood in the Middle Ages, was not suddenly abolished in modern times."
James Buchan

Meaning of "commerce" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMMERCE

From Latin commercium trade, from commercārī, from mercārī to trade, from merx merchandise.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COMMERCE

ˈkɒmɜːs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMERCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Commerce is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMMERCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Commerce

Commerce is the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural and technological systems that are in operation in any country. Thus, commerce is a system or an environment that affects the business prospects of an economy or a nation-state. It can also be defined as a component of business which includes all activities, functions and institutions involved in transferring goods from producers to consumers.

Definition of commerce in the English dictionary

The definition of commerce in the dictionary is the activity embracing all forms of the purchase and sale of goods and services. Other definition of commerce is social relations and exchange, esp of opinions, attitudes, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMERCE

adverse · amerce · converse · covers · curse · demerse · diverse · e-commerce · immerse · inverse · m-commerce · merse · nurse · purse · reimmerse · reverse · submerse · universe · verse · worse

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMERCE

commentor · commercial · commercial art · commercial artist · commercial bank · commercial break · commercial college · commercial exploitation · commercial law · commercial paper · commercial television · commercial traveller · commercial vehicle · commercialese · commercialism · commercialist · commercialistic · commerciality · commercialization · commercialize

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMERCE

alerce · Bierce · chamber of commerce · coerce · effierce · empierce · enfierce · fierce · International Chamber of Commerce · pierce · sesterce · terce · tierce · transpierce

Synonyms and antonyms of commerce in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMMERCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «commerce» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «commerce» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF COMMERCE

Find out the translation of commerce to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of commerce from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «commerce» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

商业
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

comercio
570 millions of speakers
en

English

commerce
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

वाणिज्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التجارة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

коммерция
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

comércio
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বাণিজ্য
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

commerce
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Perdagangan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Handel
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

商業
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

무역
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Commerce
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thương mại
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

காமர்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वाणिज्य
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

ticaret
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

commercio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

commerce
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

комерція
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

comerț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

commerce
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

handel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

handel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of commerce

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMERCE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of commerce
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «commerce».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about commerce

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «COMMERCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word commerce.
1
Tom Allen
The offshore ocean area under U.S. jurisdiction is larger than our land mass, and teems with plant and animal life, mineral resources, commerce, trade, and energy sources.
2
Alan Autry
I'll work overtime to open the doors of opportunity to industry and commerce.
3
Gaston Bachelard
Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of souls.
4
Katharine Lee Bates
The life of Liverpool is commerce; it is a city of warehouses and shops.
5
Gregory Bateson
Science, like art, religion, commerce, warfare, and even sleep, is based on presuppositions.
6
Anita Brookner
The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just.
7
John Brough
He gave us the lakes for our Northern boundary, and the rivers stretching to the seas upon whose waters floats our commerce to the nations of the world; while man has done all that can be done by science to bind us together.
8
James Buchan
The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and that the cycle of famine and feast in commerce, first identified in antiquity and well understood in the Middle Ages, was not suddenly abolished in modern times.
9
Susan Bysiewicz
Trade on the Internet is becoming very widespread. The problem is our laws have not caught up with electronic commerce.
10
Vince Cable
My job is to support businesses, that means promoting British commerce in the big emerging markets that have been neglected in the past. It means keeping Britain open to inward investors, trade and skilled workers. It means cutting red tape which is suffocating growing companies which create jobs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMERCE»

Discover the use of commerce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to commerce and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Advances in Mobile Commerce Technologies
There is substantial interest in research in developing countries, especially in the use, implementation and development of information technology and systems.
Ee-Peng Lim, Keng Siau, 2003
2
Electronic Commerce: A Manager's Guide
This book is the ideal starting point for business managers involved with electronic commerce, as well as technical professionals who want to keep abreast of the latest trends and issues in management practices affected by electronic ...
Ravi Kalakota, 1997
3
Beginning Django E-Commerce
Who this book is for This book is for programmers looking to learn how to quickly and effectively leverage the Django web framework to build lightweight, powerful web sites.
James McGaw, 2009
4
E-Commerce
This book is useful for undergrad and graduate students, professionals, and anyone looking to gain a solid foundation to continue their learning of dynamic e-commerce environment.
Amir Manzoor, 2010
5
E-Commerce
The book will also be of enormous value to government officials, financial institutions, public sector and the private industry keen to learn about The Cutting Edge of Business
Kamlesh K. Bajaj, Debjani Nag, Kamlesh K. Bajaj, 2005
6
PHP 5 E-commerce Development
Create a flexible framework in PHP for a powerful ecommerce solution.
Michael Peacock, 2010
7
E-commerce Security: Advice from Experts
From a distance, the concept of e-commerce security seems simple. Just allow authorized people to transact business securely and efficiently through the Internet, and keep unauthorized people away from valuable information.
Mehdi Khosrowpour, 2004
8
E-commerce Get It Right!: Essential Step-by-Step Guide for ...
Whether you¿re an e-commerce Start-Up or have an existing e-commerce website that is struggling to make a profit, this book is for you.
Ian Daniel, 2011
9
Applications of Supply Chain Management and E-Commerce Research
This volume contains a broad spectrum of both research and applications in both supply chain management and e-business.
Joseph Geunes, Elif Akçali, Panos Pardalos, 2006
10
E-commerce & Information Technology in Hospitality & Tourism
Employing the concepts, ideas and technologies discussed in this book will dramatically improve customer service and marketing in this age of technology.
Zongqing Zhou, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMERCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term commerce is used in the context of the following news items.
1
As Chinese Stocks Plummet, Alibaba Ups Stake In Cross Border …
Each offers the potential to extend Alibaba's bigger e-commerce platform and make it more efficient. In SingPost's case, by helping to cut down ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
2
CVS Health Leaves US Chamber of Commerce Over Smoking Stance
CVS Health Corp. CVS 1.50 % is quitting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, citing conflicting stances with the powerful lobbying group regarding ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
How Digital Media is Shaping a New Generation of Commerce
As younger generations gain purchasing power, they are reshaping the commerce market. An infographic from Acquity Group, a digital ... «SocialTimes, Jul 15»
4
6 Futuristic Retail Displays That Will Change Your Idea of 'E …
Half of the e-commerce pie is still squarely on their plates, and many are finding new ways to blend on and offline shopping, deploying ... «TIME, Jul 15»
5
Spice Digital Revolutionizes Assisted e-Commerce through Ezetap …
PUNE: Spice Digital, a leading assisted e-commerce service provider has partnered with Ezetap,the first and the only Made-in-India, intelligent ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Breathe eCig Corp. Officially Launches its E-Commerce Platform …
The Company's E-Commerce platform enables consumers to purchase three distinct starter kits (Original & Secret Flavors, Menthol & Secret ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
7
Several Southbound 5 Freeway Lanes Closed in Commerce After Fire
One lane of the southbound 5 Freeway reopened in the City of Commerce on Tuesday morning, more than five hours after a fire broke out ... «KTLA, Jul 15»
8
Sitharaman to meet stakeholders on FDI in e-commerce
The commerce minister is also scheduled to meet chief ministers on the ... allows 100 percent FDI in business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, ... «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»
9
Why the US Chamber of Commerce is swooning over Vietnam's top …
Vietnamse Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will make a splash in Washington this week.(AP Photo/Tran Van Minh). «Quartz, Jul 15»
10
Commerce City police asks public's help in May robbery case
Commerce City police are asking for the public's help in a robbery and assault that occurred in May. Officials said that on May 23, a male victim ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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