"mercantilism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mercantilisms [plural]
Etymology: mercantile + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mercantile|ism}} mercantile + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mercantilism (countable and uncountable, plural mercantilisms)
  1. (historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics Translations (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade): merkantilizmi [masculine] (Albanian), մերկանտիլիզմ (merkantilizm) (Armenian), mercantilismu [masculine] (Asturian), merkantilizm (Azerbaijani), merkantilismo (Basque), меркантылізм (mjerkantylizm) [masculine] (Belarusian), меркантилизъм (merkantilizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mercantilisme [masculine] (Catalan), 重商主义 (zhòngshāng zhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), merkantilismus [masculine] (Czech), merkantilisme (Danish), mercantilisme [neuter] (Dutch), merkantilismo (Esperanto), merkantilism (Estonian), merkantilismi (Finnish), mercantilisme [masculine] (French), mercantilismo [masculine] (Galician), მერკანტილიზმი (merḳanṭilizmi) (Georgian), Merkantilismus [masculine] (German), מרקנטיליזם (Hebrew), merkantilizmus (Hungarian), merkantílismi (Icelandic), merkantilisme (Indonesian), marsantachas (Irish), mercantilismo [masculine] (Italian), 重商主義 (Japanese), меркантилизм (merkantilizm) (Kazakh), 중상주의 (jungsangjuui) (Korean), меркантилизм (merkantilizm) (Kyrgyz), merkantilisms [masculine] (Latvian), merkantilizmas [masculine] (Lithuanian), меркантилизам (merkantilizam) [masculine] (Macedonian), merkantilisme (Malay), меркантилизм (merkantilizm) (Mongolian), merkantilisme (Norwegian), سوداگرایی (Persian), merkantylizm [masculine] (Polish), mercantilismo [masculine] (Portuguese), mercantilism [neuter] (Romanian), меркантилизм (merkantilizm) [masculine] (Russian), merkantilizmus [masculine] (Slovak), merkantilizem [masculine] (Slovene), mercantilismo [masculine] (Spanish), merkantilism (Swedish), меркантилизм (merkantilizm) (Tajik), வணிகவாதம் (vaṇikavātam) (Tamil), ลัทธิพาณิชยนิยม (Thai), merkantilizm (Turkish), merkantalizm (Turkmen), меркантилізм (merkantylizm) [masculine] (Ukrainian), merkantilizm (Uzbek), chủ nghĩa trọng thương (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-mercantilism-en-noun-PTFoM7qk Topics: economics, science, sciences Disambiguation of 'the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade': 84 16
  2. (economics) The theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of trade is unchangeable. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-mercantilism-en-noun-iDveXAhW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with 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-ism: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 28 72 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75 Topics: economics, science, sciences
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Derived forms: neomercantilism Related terms: mercantilist, mercantilistic, merchant

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      "sense": "the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade",
      "word": "меркантилизм"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "vaṇikavātam",
      "sense": "the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade",
      "word": "வணிகவாதம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade",
      "word": "ลัทธิพาณิชยนิยม"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade",
      "word": "merkantilizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade",
      "word": "merkantalizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "merkantylizm",
      "sense": "the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "меркантилізм"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade",
      "word": "merkantilizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade",
      "word": "chủ nghĩa trọng thương"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "mercantilism"
  ],
  "word": "mercantilism"
}

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