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mercantile

adjective

relating to or characteristic of trade or traders

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
M
Ends with
E
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of trade or traders

    “{'source': 'Van Wyck Brooks', 'text': 'the mercantile North was forging ahead'}”

adjective

  1. profit oriented

    “a commercial book”

adjective

  1. of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism

    “mercantile theories”

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Example Sentences

{'source': 'Van Wyck Brooks', 'text': 'the mercantile North was forging ahead'}
a commercial book
{'source': 'John Buchan', 'text': 'preached a mercantile and militant patriotism'}
a mercenary enterprise
a moneymaking business
mercantile theories
mercantile system

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