[com.merce] n [MF, fr. L commercium, fr. com- + merc-, merx merchandise] (1537) 1: social intercourse: interchange of ideas, opinions, or sentiments
2: the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place
3: sexual intercourse syn see business
[2]com.merce vi com.merced ; com.merc.ing (1596) archaic: commune