commerce

/kɒˈmɜːs//ˈkɑm.ɚs/

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.

  3. 3

    Sexual intercourse.

  4. 4

    An 18th-century French card game in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To carry on trade; to traffic.

  2. 2

    To hold intercourse; to commune.

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