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commerce
UK
/ˈkɒm.ɜːs/
US
/ˈkɑː.mɝːs/
Translations
commerces
pl
The city is a hub of commerce, attracting businesses from all over the world.
La ville est un centre de commerce, attirant des entreprises du monde entier.
The commerce between the two communities has improved relations significantly.
Les échanges entre les deux communautés ont considérablement amélioré les relations.
Additional translations
commerced
Past Simple
commerced
Past Participle
commercing
Gerund
Archaic or rare verb meaning ‘to trade’ or ‘to have intercourse’; still attested in historical and literary texts.
For centuries the villages commerced with each other across the river.
Pendant des siècles, les villages ont commercé entre eux de part et d'autre de la rivière.
Additional translations
UK
/ˈkɒm.ɜːs/
US
/ˈkɑː.mɝːs/
Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘relating to commerce’; functions adjectivally.
The commerce department released new trade figures.
Le département commercial a publié de nouveaux chiffres du commerce.
Definitions
The city is a hub of commerce, attracting businesses from all over the world.
The commerce between the two communities has improved relations significantly.
He was punished for illicit commerce with a married woman.
For centuries the villages commerced with each other across the river.
The tale spoke of spirits that commerced with mortals under the moon.
The commerce department released new trade figures.