mercantile

mer·can·tile  (mûrkn-tl, -tl, -tl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to merchants or trade.

2. Of or relating to mercantilism.

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[French, from Italian, from mercante, merchant, from Latin mercns, mercant-, from present participle of mercr, to trade, from merx, merc-, merchandise, goods.]

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mercantile [ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl]

adj

1. (Business / Commerce) of, relating to, or characteristic of trade or traders; commercial

2. (Economics) of or relating to mercantilism

[from French, from Italian, from mercante merchant]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mercantile - of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism; "mercantile theories"; "mercantile system"
	2.	mercantile - profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business" moneymaking, mercenary commercial - connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds"
	3.	mercantile - relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks commercial - connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds"

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mercantile

adjective

1. commercial, business, trade, trading, merchant the emergence of a new mercantile class

2. profit-making, materialistic, capitalistic, money-orientated the urban society and its mercantile values

Translations

mercantile [ˈmɜːkəntaɪl] ADJ → mercantil

mercantile [ˈmɜː^rkəntaɪl] adj [class, nation] → marchand(e); [law] → commercial(e)

mercantile

adj → Handels-; nation also → Handel treibend; the mercantile marine → die Handelsmarine

mercantile [ˈmɜːk/ənˌtaɪl] adj → mercantile; (law) → commerciale