Definitions for mercantile
ˈmɜr kənˌtil, -ˌtaɪl, -tɪlmer·can·tile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mercantileadjective

   of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism

   "mercantile theories"; "mercantile system"

2. mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking(a)adjective

   profit oriented

   "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"

3. mercantileadjective

   relating to or characteristic of trade or traders

   "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mercantileadjective

   Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. 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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1. Mercantile

   The two-masted schooner Mercantile is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The boat became a landmark in 1991.

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1. 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.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mercantile in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mercantile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of mercantile in a Sentence

1. Brian Deschanel:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mercantile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mercantile
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mercantile
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercantile
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mercantile
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mercantile
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=mercantile