mercantile

  • 21mercantile — adjective Etymology: French, from Italian, from mercante merchant, from Latin mercant , mercans, from present participle of mercari to trade more at market Date: 1642 1. of or relating to merchants or trading 2. of, relating to, or having the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22MERCANTILE — adj. des deux genres Qui concerne le commerce. Il se prend surtout en mauvaise part. Esprit mercantile …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 23mercantile — mer|can|tile [ˈmə:kəntaıl US ˈmə:rkənti:l, taıl] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Italian, from Latin mercari; MERCHANT] formal concerned with trade = ↑commercial ▪ mercantile law …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24mercantile — adjective (only before noun) formal concerned with trade; commercial 1 (1): mercantile law …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25mercantile — adjective her grandfather had invested in several mercantile interests at the turn of the century Syn: commercial, trade, trading, business, merchant, sales …

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  • 26mercantile — /ˈmɜkəntaɪl / (say merkuhntuyl) adjective 1. of or relating to merchants or to trade; commercial. 2. engaged in trade or commerce. 3. Economics of or relating to the mercantile system. {French, from Italian, mercante, from Latin mercans, present… …

  • 27mercantile — Commercial. Pertaining to trade and commerce in merchandise. Although the word includes trade, it is of a larger significance, being extended to all commercial operations, so that we speak of shipping merchants, commission merchants, and… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 28mercantile — adj. 1 of trade, trading. 2 commercial. 3 mercenary, fond of bargaining. Phrases and idioms: mercantile marine shipping employed in commerce not war. Etymology: F f. It. f. mercante MERCHANT …

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  • 29Mercantile National Bank Building — shortly before opening. The distinctive clock tower and spire were added at a later date. General information Status …

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  • 30Mercantile Continental Building — Continental Building entrance with mosaic by Millard Sheets. General information Status Vacant …

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