foreign commerce
noun
See under commerce(def 1).
Words nearby foreign commerce
Definition for foreign 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 foreign 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