domestic commerce
noun
See under commerce(def 1).
Words nearby domestic commerce
domenico veneziano,
domesday,
domesday book,
domestic,
domestic animal,
domestic commerce,
domestic court,
domestic fowl,
domestic partner,
domestic prelate,
domestic science
Definition for domestic commerce (2 of 2)
commerce
[ kom-ers ]
/ ˈkɒm ərs /
noun
an interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale between different countries (foreign commerce) or between different parts of the same country (domestic commerce); trade; business.
social relations, especially the exchange of views, attitudes, etc.
sexual intercourse.
intellectual or spiritual interchange; communion.
(initial capital letter) Also called Commerce Department. Informal.
the Department of Commerce.
Origin of commerce
synonym study for commerce
1. See
trade.
British Dictionary definitions for domestic commerce
commerce
/ (ˈkɒmɜːs) /
noun
the activity embracing all forms of the purchase and sale of goods and services
social relations and exchange, esp of opinions, attitudes, etc
Word Origin for commerce
C16: from Latin
commercium trade, from
commercārī, from
mercārī to trade, from
merx merchandise