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mercantile

[ mur-kuhn-teel, -tahyl, -til ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.
  2. engaged in trade or commerce:

    a mercantile nation.

  3. Economics. of or relating to the mercantile system.


mercantile

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of trade or traders; commercial
  2. of or relating to mercantilism
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mercantile1

1635–45; < French < Italian: pertaining to merchants, equivalent to mercant ( e ) merchant (< Latin mercant-, stem of ³¾±ð°ù³¦Äå²Ô²õ buyer, noun use of present participle of ³¾±ð°ù³¦Äå°ùÄ« to buy) + -ile -ile
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mercantile1

C17: from French, from Italian, from mercante merchant
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He also thought that these free trade deals would essentially be corrupted by the people who make the deal, which he called the mercantile system.

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The stage for his artistic blossoming was set in 1482, when he left the rich mercantile city of Florence for the cruder, more bumptious northern city of Milan.

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The case was filed at Madrid’s mercantile courts.

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Now, archaeologists are suggesting a more mercantile explanation, thanks to the discovery of hundreds of additional Roman-style structures seen in declassified U.S. spy satellite photos.

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In March, state prosecutors formally accused Barcelona of corruption in sports, fraudulent management, and falsification of mercantile documentation.

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