commerce (n.)

  1. transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

    [ Syn: commercialism , mercantilism ]

  2. the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

    [ Syn: department of commerce , commerce department , commerce , doc ]

  3. social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

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