com·merce (k m  rs)n. 1. The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale, as between cities or nations. See Synonyms at business. 2. Intellectual exchange or social interaction. 3. Sexual intercourse. [French, from Old French, from Latin commercium : com-, com- + merx, merc-, merchandise.] |
commerce [ˈkɒmɜːs]
n
1. (Business / Commerce) the activity embracing all forms of the purchase and sale of goods and services
2. social relations and exchange, esp of opinions, attitudes, etc.
[from Latin commercium trade, from commercārī, from mercārī to trade, from merx merchandise]
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| Noun | 1. |  commerce - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)trading - buying or selling securities or commodities trade - the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade" e-commerce - commerce conducted electronically (as on the internet) interchange, exchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" initial offering, initial public offering, IPO - a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" carriage trade - trade from upper-class customers transaction, dealing, dealings - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" importation, importing - the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country exporting, exportation - the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing" distribution - the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer traffic - buying and selling; especially illicit trade evasion, nonpayment - the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" usance - the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) commercialise, commercialize, market - make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" take - buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage" get - purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?" clear - sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" turn - get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year" negociate - sell or discount; "negociate securities" sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" sell short - sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit remainder - sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books" resell - sell (something) again after having bought it deaccession - sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works; "The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter" sell, trade, deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" transact - conduct business; "transact with foreign governments" deal - sell; "deal hashish" retail - sell on the retail market wholesale - sell in large quantities |
| 2. |  Commerce - the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA - an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather Technology Administration - an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth Patent and Trademark Office Database, Patent Office - the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones | |
| 3. | commerce - social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc. conversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
Translations
commerce
n
→ Handel m; (between countries also) → Handelsverkehr m; in the world of commerce → im Geschäftsleben; he is in commerce → er ist Geschäftsmann
(form: = dealings) → Verkehr m
commerce [ˈkɒmɜːs] n → commercio
commerce between the two countries → scambi commerciali fra i due paesi
commerce [ˈkɒmɜːs] n → commercio
commerce between the two countries → scambi commerciali fra i due paesi
commerce between the two countries → scambi commerciali fra i due paesi
commerce [ˈkɒmɜːs] n → commercio
commerce between the two countries → scambi commerciali fra i due paesi
n commerce [ˈkoməːs]
the exchange of goods between nations or people; trade on a large scale He is engaged in commerce. handel تِجارَه търговия obchod(ování) handel der Handel εμπόριο comercio kaubavahetus, kaubandus تجارت؛ بازرگانی kaupankäynti commerce מִסְחָר वाणिज्य trgovina kereskedelem perdagangan verslun, viðskipti commercio 商業 상업 prekyba, komercija komercija; tirdzniecība perdagangan handel handel handel comércio comerţ коммерция obchod trgovina trgovina handel, varuutbyte การค้าขายสินค้า ticaret 貿易，商業 торгівля, комерція تجارت thương mại 贸易
adj commercial [kəˈməːʃəl]
1 connected with commerce Private cars are allowed to use this road but not commercial vehicles. kommersiële تِجاري търговски obchodní, užitkové erhvervsmæssig; handels-; forretningsmæssig Geschäfts-... εμπορικός comercial kauba-, kaubanduslik بازرگانی kauppa-, kaupallinen commercial מִסְחָרִי व्यापारिक trgovinski, trgovački kereskedelmi komersial viðskipta- commerciale 商業の 상업적인 prekybinis, krovininis komerciāls; tirdzniecības- kenderaan perdagangan handels- handels-, forretnings-, kommersiell handlowy comercial comercial грузовой obchodný trgovski komercijalan kommersiell, yrkesmässig เกี่ยวกับการค้า ticarî 商業的 торговельний, комерційний تجارتی thuộc thương mại 商务的
2 (likely to be) profitable a commercial proposition. handel مُربح تِجاريّا комерсиален obchodnický indbringende kaufmännisch εμπορικός, επικερδής rentable tulus سودمند tuottoisa d'affaires מִסְחָרִי व्यवसायिक poslovni nyereséges menguntungkan vænlegur commerciale 営利の 이익이 되는 pelningas, pelną žadantis rentabls membawa keuntungan zakelijk (trolig) innbringende, kommersiell korzystny, dochodowy rentável profitabil, comercial коммерческий obchodnícky donosen poslovni affärsmässig ซึ่งมีจุดประสงค์เพื่อหวังกำไร kârlı (可能)獲利的 вигідний امکانی طور پر منافع بخش có lãi 获利的
3 paid for by advertisements commercial television. kommersiële تِجاري،مَدْفوع التَّكاليفُ من الأعْلانات التِّجاريّه издържащ се от реклами komerční reklame- Werbe-... εμπορικός, ιδιωτικός comercial kommerts- خصوصی؛ انتفاعی kaupallinen commercial שִידוּר מִסחָרִי विज्ञापन से अदायगी komercijalni kereskedelmi komersial fjármagnaður af auglÿsanda, auglÿsinga- commerciale 広告の 광고에 의한 komercinis komercijas-; reklāmas- komersil commercia ael reklame- opłacany z reklam comercial comercial коммерческий komerčný komercialen komercijalan reklamfinansierad, kommersiell จ่ายโดยการโฆษณา radyo/televizyon reklâmı 廣告付費的 комерційний اشتہاروں سے آمدنی buổi phát thanh quảng cáo 由广告商付费的
n
a TV or radio advertisement I enjoyed the play but the commercials irritated me. advertensies, reklame إعْلان تِجاري тел./рад. реклама reklama reklame die Werbung διαφήμιση anuncio reklaam آگهی بازرگانی mainos publicité פִּרסוֹמֵת विज्ञापन reklama reklám iklan sjónvarp– eða útvarpsauglÿsing pubblicità コマーシャルの 광고 reklama reklāmraidījums iklan reclamespot reklame reklama anúncio reclamă реклама reklama reklama reklama reklam โฆษณาทางโทรทัศน์หรือวิทยุ reklâm 電視或廣播廣告 реклама ڑی وی یا ریڈیو کا اشتہار sự quảng cáo trên truyền hình hoặc đài phát thanh 电视或广播广告
v commercialize, commercialise [kəˈməːʃəlaiz]
to try to make (something) a source of profit Christmas has become commercialized. kommersialiseer يَجْعَلُهُ تِجاريّا използвам за търговски цели (z)komercionalizovat gå forretning i; kommercialisere vermarkten εμπορευματοποιώ comercializar äriks muutma بصورت تجاری در آوردن kaupallistaa commercialiser מְמוּסחַר व्यवसायिकरण komercijalizirati üzleti alapokra helyez mengkomersilkan gera að einskærri söluvöru commercializzare 商業化する 상업화하다 paversti pelno šaltiniu pārvērst par peļņas avotu; komercializēt memperdagangkan vercommercialiseren kommersialisere komercjalizować comercializar a transforma într-o afacere превращать в источник дохода skomercializovať komercializirati komercijalizovati kommersialisera ทำเพื่อผลกำไรเป็นหลัก kazanç işi hâline getirilen 商業化 комерціалізувати thương mại hóa 商业化
n commercialism [kəˈməːʃəlizəm]
kommersialisme الكَسْبُ التِّجاري комерсиалност komercialismus handel; kommercialisme der Kommerzialismus εμπορευματοποίηση mercantilismo kaubanduslikkus تجارت گرایی kaupallisuus mercantilisme מִסחָרִיוּת व्यवसायवाद komercijalizam, trgovački duh üzleti szellem komersialisme kaupsÿsla, verslunarstefna mercantilismo 商業主義 상업화 komercializmas komerciālisms perdagangan commercialisering kommersiell utnytting, kjøpmannsånd komercjalizm comercialismo mercantilism коммерциализация komercializmus trgovski duh komercijalizam kommersialism ระเบียบปฏิบัติการเพื่อการพาณิชย์ işi ticarete dökme 商業主義 вираз, що вживається в комерції کسی چیز کو منافع بخش بنانا tính thương mại 商业主义
commercial traveller
a travelling representative of a business firm. handeldrywende reisiger وَكيل تِجاري مُتَجَوِّل търговски пътник obchodní cestující handelsrejsende der Handlungsreisende περιοδεύων εμπορικός αντιπρόσωπος viajante de comercio proovireisija فروشندۀ سیار kauppamatkustaja voyageur/-euse de commerce סוֹכֵן נוֹסֵע व्यवसायिक प्रतिनिधि trgovački putnik kereskedelmi utazó pedagang keliling farandsali rappresentante di commercio, commesso viaggiatore 販売外交員 외판원 komivojažierius komivojažieris jurujual kembara handelsreiziger handelsreisende agent podróżujący caixeiro viajante comis-voiajor коммивояжёр obchodný cestujúci trgovski potnik trgovački putnik handelsresande ผู้แทนเจรจาการค้า gezici satış memuru 公司行號的外務員 комівояжер کسی کاروباری ادارے کا نمائندہ người đi chào hàng 旅行推销员
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