mercantile

🇬🇧 UK/'mә:kәntail/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Relating to trade, commerce, or the exchange of goods for profit.

商业的;贸易的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
mercantroot
+
ilecapable of, relating to
=mercantile

Common Collocations

  • 1.mercantile law商法
  • 2.mercantile marine商船队
  • 3.mercantile system重商主义

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The city's mercantile activities flourished during the medieval period.

  • 2.

    Mercantile law regulates the buying and selling of goods between merchants.

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