ETYM From Busy.
1. A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; SYN. concern, business concern, business organization.
> 2. A rightful concern or responsibility; used in such phrases as or.
3. An immediate objective.
4. Business concerns collectively; SYN. business sector.
5. Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; SYN. stage business, byplay.
6. The volume of business activity. + prikaži više

ETYM French commerce, Latin commercium; com- + merx, mercis, merchandise. Related to Merchant.
1. Social exchange, esp. of opinions, attitudes, etc.
2. Transactions having the objective of supplying commodities; SYN. commercialism, mercantilism.

ETYM Formerly entercourse, Old Fren. entrecours commerce, exchange, French entrecours a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, Latin intercursus a running between, from intercurrere to run between. Related to Inter-, and Course.
Communication between individuals; SYN. social intercourse.

The totality of transactions in a business or trade during a given period.

ETYM Formerly, a path, Old Eng. tred a footmark. Related to Tread.
1. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; SYN. patronage.
2. The commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services.
3. The skilled practice of a practical occupation; SYN. craft.
Exchange of commodities between groups or individuals. Direct trade is usually known as barter, whereas indirect trade is carried out through a medium such as money.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, for example, barter between Europeans and West Africans was based on units of value called sortings. A sorting might consist of a quantity of cloth or oil. The amount of goods in each sorting varied according to supply and demand. + prikaži više