What does Mercantile mean?
Definitions for Mercantile
ˈmɜr kənˌtil, -ˌtaɪl, -tɪlmer·can·tile
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Princeton's WordNet
mercantileadjective
of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism
"mercantile theories"; "mercantile system"
mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking(a)adjective
profit oriented
"a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"
mercantileadjective
relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
"the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks
Wiktionary
mercantileadjective
Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Mercantileadjective
Trading; commercial.
The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile, partly military. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
Let him travel and fulfil the duties of the military or mercantile life; let prosperous or adverse fortune call him to the most distant parts of the globe, still let him carry on his knowledge, and the improvement of his soul. Isaac Watts.
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mercantile
Mercantile refers to anything related to commerce, trading, and business activities. It is often used to describe practices or policies related to commercial transactions, merchant trading, or the profit-oriented mindset of merchants.
Webster Dictionary
Mercantileadjective
of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial
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Mercantile
The two-masted schooner Mercantile is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The boat became a landmark in 1991.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mercantile
mėr′kan-tīl, adj. pertaining to merchants: having to do with trade: commercial.—ns. Mer′cantilism; Mer′cantilist.—Mercantile agency, a means of getting information about the circumstances of merchants all over the country, for the use of those who sell to them; Mercantile law, the points of law referring to the dealings of merchants with each other; Mercantile marine, the ships and their crews which in any country are employed in commerce; Mercantile system (polit. econ.), the system of encouraging exportation and restricting importation, so that more may be received than is paid away. [Fr.,—Low L.—L. mercans, -antis, pr.p. of mercāri, to trade—merx, mercis, merchandise—merēre, to gain.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Mercantile in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Mercantile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Mercantile in a Sentence
In a mercantile civilization, kindness does not greet impoverishment, charity searches for trades, freedom is on display for sale, and opportunities are available to those who meet the price.
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- mercantilCatalan, Valencian
- mercantilSpanish
- mercantileFrench
- व्यापारिकHindi
- mercantileItalian
- veikalniecisks, tirdzniecisksLatvian
- handels-Dutch
- mercantilPortuguese
- меркантильныйRussian
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