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- [mur-kuh n-teel, -tahyl, -til]
- /ˈmɜr kənˌtil, -ˌtaɪl, -tɪl/
- /ˈmɜː.kən.taɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mur-kuh n-teel, -tahyl, -til]
- /ˈmɜr kənˌtil, -ˌtaɪl, -tɪl/
Definitions of mercantile word
- adjective mercantile of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial. 1
- adjective mercantile engaged in trade or commerce: a mercantile nation. 1
- adjective mercantile Economics. of or relating to the mercantile system. 1
- noun mercantile Of or relating to trade or commerce; commercial. 1
- adjective mercantile related to trade or commerce 1
- adjective mercantile Mercantile means relating to or involved in trade. 0
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Origin of mercantile
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < French < Italian: pertaining to merchants, equivalent to mercant(e) merchant (< Latin mercant-, stem of mercāns buyer, noun use of present participle of mercārī to buy) + -ile -ile
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Parts of speech for Mercantile
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
mercantile popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mercantile
adj mercantile
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- financial — pertaining to monetary receipts and expenditures; pertaining or relating to money matters; pecuniary: financial operations.
- wholesale — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- economic — of or relating to the science of economics.
adjective mercantile
- merchant — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- marketing — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- exchange — Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
- bartering — Present participle of barter.
Antonyms for mercantile
adj mercantile
- noncommercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- not-for-profit — nonprofit.
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