ETYM Cf. French commercial.
1. Connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises.
2. Of or relating to commercialism.
3. Of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior.
ETYM French mercantile, Italian mercantile, from Latin mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to traffic. Related to Merchant.
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1. Of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; SYN. business.
2. Of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism.
3. Profit oriented; SYN. mercenary, moneymaking, commercial.
Pertaining to trading and merchants.