"commerce" meaning in English

See commerce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒ.mɜs/ [UK], /ˈkɑ.mɝs/ [US] Audio: en-us-commerce.ogg [US], en-uk-commerce.ogg [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commerce.wav [UK] Forms: commerce [singular], – [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|commerce|none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Commerce is the activity of buying and selling goods and services. Or broadly, it is the unmeasurable exchange of energy.
    Sense id: simple-commerce-en-noun-YakMgK12
     
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