trade, especially between countries; the buying and selling of goods and servicesleaders of industry and commerceWordfindertradeboom,business,commerce,embargo,import,market,monopoly,sanction,tariff,tradesee alsoChamber of CommerceOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveforeign,global,international,…verb + commerceengage in,regulate,affect,…prepositioncommerce between,commerce withphrasesa chamber of commerce,the world of commerceSeefull entrySee related entries:International relationsWord Originmid 16th cent. originally in the sense of social interaction between people: from French, or from Latin commercium ‘trade, trading’, from com- ‘together’ + mercium (from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’).Extra examplesShe has little experience of the world of commerce.The marketplace was where commerce was traditionally carried on.The marketplace was where merchants engaged in commerce.commerce between China and Africacommerce between Germany and Italythe development of commerce with AsiaLeaders of industry and commerce met at the summit in Paris.
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