mer ‧ can ‧ tile /ˈmɜːkəntaɪl $ ˈmɜːrkəntiːl, -taɪl/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian , from Latin mercari ; ⇨ ↑ merchant ]
formal concerned with trade SYN commercial :
mercantile law
mer ‧ can ‧ tile /ˈmɜːkəntaɪl $ ˈmɜːrkəntiːl, -taɪl/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian , from Latin mercari ; ⇨ ↑ merchant ]
formal concerned with trade SYN commercial :
mercantile law
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012