Commerce

/kˈɒmɜːs/

/ˈkɑmɝs/

[noun]

Commerce

[NOUN]

the act of buying and selling goods and services, particularly between countries

synonyms : commercialism

mercantilism

social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

synonyms : Commerce Department

Department of Commerce

DoC

Examples

1. It's an unavoidable truth that money and commerce make the world go round.

2. Twenty nineteens pro-democracy protests effectively shut down commerce.

3. Commerce matters.

4. Did commerce include any gainful activity?