Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

commerce

Cross references:
  1. business              
 
1. com.merce \'ka:m-(.)*rs\ n [MF, fr. L commercium, fr. com- + merc-, merx 
   merchandi]se 1: social intercourse : interchange of ideas, opinions, or 
   sentiments  2: the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large 
   scale invol ving transportation from place to place 3: SEXUAL INTERCOURSE 
2. com.merce \'ka:m-(.)*rs, k*-'m*rs\ vi archaic  : COMMUNE