mercantile

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

adjective of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism
adjective profit oriented; ; - John Buchan
adjective relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; - Van Wyck Brooks

Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”).

Names world-renowned among mercantile men. — The Chautauqua Girls At Home, Pansy
The mercantile life isn't inspiring like medicine. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
Their mercantile projects were not much better conducted. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith

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