English Explanatory Dictionary

mercantile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
  2. Of or relating to mercantilism.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/ /ˈmɝ.kənˌtaɪl/ /-ˌtil/ En-us-mercantile.ogg

Word forms

mercantile merchantile

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercantem Italian mercante Latin -īlemder. Italian -ile Italian mercantilebor. French mercantilebor. English mercantile Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”).

Related words

merchant

Derived words

mercantilely mercantilist mercantilistic nonmercantile unmercantile
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