"mercantile" meaning in English

See mercantile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/ [UK], /ˈmɝ.kənˌtaɪl/ [US], /-ˌtil/ [US] Audio: En-us-mercantile.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mercantile}} French mercantile, {{der|en|it|mercantile}} Italian mercantile, {{der|en|la|mercāns||trading}} Latin mercāns (“trading”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mercantile (not comparable)
  1. (economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Economics Translations (related to the exchange of goods for profit): ἐμπορικός (emporikós) (Ancient Greek), търговски (tǎrgovski) (Bulgarian), mercantil (Catalan), handels- (Dutch), mercantile (French), mercantil (Galician), mercantile (Italian), mercātōrius (Latin), tirdzniecisks (Latvian), veikalniecisks (Latvian), mercantil [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), торго́вый (torgóvyj) [masculine] (Russian), мерканти́льный (merkantílʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), mercantil (Spanish), ticari (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-mercantile-en-adj-cmmZJjrO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 47 53 Topics: economics, sciences Disambiguation of 'related to the exchange of goods for profit': 97 3
  2. (economics) Of or relating to mercantilism. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Economics
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: merchantile [dated] Related terms: merchant

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "related to the exchange of goods for profit",
      "word": "ticari"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mercantile"
}

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