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mercantile
What does mercantile mean?
mercantile (adjective): concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce mercantile?
/ˈmɝkənˌtaɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does mercantile come from?
Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “mercantile” mean?
causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive
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concerned with the exchange of goods for profit
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unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses
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far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
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