Definition of MERCANTILE

mercantile

Adjective

  • of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism
    • "mercantile theories"
    • "mercantile system"

Adjective Satellite

  • profit oriented; ; - John Buchan
    • "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"
  • relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; - Van Wyck Brooks
    • "the mercantile North was forging ahead"

Adj

  • Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
  • Of or relating to mercantilism.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”).

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

mercantile: valid Words With Friends Word