mercantile
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mercantile
- /ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/ UK
- /ˈmɝ.kənˌtaɪl/ US
- /-ˌtil/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”).
adjective merchantile
- Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit. No sign was over his door; in fact—as with old banks and mercantile houses—advertising in any shape was scorned, and it would have been felt as beneath his dignity to paint, for the benefit of strangers, the name of an establishment the trade of which came solely by connection based on personal resp
- Of or relating to mercantilism.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: business, moneymaking, mercenary, commercial, goods, trade, commodity, trading, product, merchandise, merchant, store, commodities, products, market, financial
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adj related to the exchange of goods for profit
| Español | mercantil |
|---|---|
| Português | mercantil |
| Français | mercantile |
| Italiano | mercantile |
| Русский | торго́вый torgóvyj, мерканти́льный merkantílʹnyj |
Talk about this word "mercantile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mercantile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mercantile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mercantile "mercantile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mercantile.Cite this
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title = {mercantile},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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