Definition of COMMERCE

commerce

Plural: commerces

Noun

  • transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
  • the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
  • social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.
  • The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
  • Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
  • Sexual intercourse.
  • An 18th-century French card game in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

Verb

Verb Forms: commerced, commercing, commerces

  • To interact or deal with others, especially intimately.
  • To carry on trade; to traffic.
  • To hold conversation; to communicate.

Examples

  • carnal commerce
  • Through the Words With Friends chat, players can commerce ideas and friendly banter.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium. Doublet of comess.

Synonyms

Commerce Department, commercialism, Department of Commerce, DoC, mercantilism, communication, communion, dealings, interchange, intercourse, trade, traffic

Scrabble Score: 16

commerce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
commerce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
commerce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

commerce: valid Words With Friends Word