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mercantilism

mer·can·til·ism
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mur-kuh n-ti-liz-uh m, -tee-, -tahy-]
    • /ˈmɜr kən tɪˌlɪz əm, -ti-, -taɪ-/
    • /ˈmɜːkəntɪˌlɪzəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mur-kuh n-ti-liz-uh m, -tee-, -tahy-]
    • /ˈmɜr kən tɪˌlɪz əm, -ti-, -taɪ-/

Definitions of mercantilism word

  • noun mercantilism mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism. 1
  • noun mercantilism mercantile system. 1
  • noun mercantilism Belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. 1
  • noun mercantilism a theory prevalent in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries asserting that the wealth of a nation depends on its possession of precious metals and therefore that the government of a nation must maximize the foreign trade surplus, and foster national commercial interests, a merchant marine, the establishment of colonies, etc 0
  • noun mercantilism the doctrine that arose in Europe with the decline of feudalism, that the economic interests of the nation could be strengthened by the government by protection of home industries, as through tariffs, by increased foreign trade, as through monopolies, and by a balance of exports over imports, with a consequent accumulation of bullion 0
  • noun mercantilism commercialism 0
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Origin of mercantilism

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
From the French word mercantilisme, dating back to 1870-75. See mercantile, -ism

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Parts of speech for Mercantilism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mercantilism

mercantilism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for mercantilism

noun mercantilism

  • competition — Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have.
  • democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
  • free enterprise — an economic and political doctrine holding that a capitalist economy can regulate itself in a freely competitive market through the relationship of supply and demand with a minimum of governmental intervention and regulation.
  • private enterprise — free enterprise (def 1).
  • commercialism — Commercialism is the practice of making a lot of money from things without caring about their quality.
All 7 Synonyms of mercantilism

Antonyms for mercantilism

noun mercantilism

  • communism — advocacy of a classless society in which private ownership has been abolished and the means of production and subsistence belong to the community
Just one Antonym for mercantilism

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