noun
commerce
KOM-uhs
noun
1
The large-scale buying and selling of goods and services, especially between businesses or regions.
"The new highway boosted commerce between the two cities."
"Online commerce has changed the way people shop."
How to Use Commerce
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTrade — the buying and selling of goods and services on a significant scale.
Common pairings
e-commerce
chamber of commerce
international commerce
Word Forms
commerced past tense, commerces plural, commerces singular
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Etymology
From Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium ("trade"), from com- + merx ("merchandise").