MERCANTILE


Meaning of MERCANTILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmər-kən-ˌtēl, -ˌtī(-ə)l ]

adjective

Etymology: French, from Italian, from mercante merchant, from Latin mercant-, mercans, from present participle of mercari to trade — more at market

Date: 1642

1. : of or relating to merchants or trading

2. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of mercantilism

mercantile system

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.