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commerce

/ˈkɒməs/KO-murs
/ˈkɑmɚs/KAH-murs

Meaningtrading goods together

Common meaning: buying and selling on a large scale

‘with, together’ + ‘goods, wares’ → commerce

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin merx ‘goods, wares’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry merx, p. 1134 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry MERCY, p. 364 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

marketmercenarymerchantmercy

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