 mercantile |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (business) profit oriented | |
| Synonyms: | moneymaking mercenary | |
| Examples: | "a commercial book" "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan "a mercenary enterprise" "a moneymaking business" |
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| Related terms: | commercial | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism | |
| Examples: | "mercantile theories" "mercantile system" |
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| Related terms: | mercantilism | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (business) of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders | |
| Synonyms: | business | |
| Examples: | "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks |
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| Related terms: | commercial | |
| Similar spelling: |
mercantilism merchant merchantable Merrigan merganser meerschaum |
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