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commerce
What does commerce mean?
commerce (noun): transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does commerce come from?
Borrowed from Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to commerce
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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the time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period
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something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
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a theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination
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