commerce

commerce com‧merce [ˈkɒmɜːs ǁ ˈkɑːmɜːrs] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE

1. the buying and selling of goods and services; = TRADE:

• Modern computing facilities are very much in demand by industry and commerce.

• a guide to English for Commerce

ˌinternational ˈcommerce COMMERCE

commerce between companies or industries in different countries:

• The GATT trade agreement established a sound basis for international commerce.

ˈInternet ˌcommerce also ˈNet ˌcommerce COMMERCE COMPUTING

business done over the Internet; = E-COMMERCE

ˌinterstate ˈcommerce COMMERCE

commerce between companies in different states in the US:

• It's a violation of interstate commerce to prevent us from shipping this medication across state lines.

ˌpassive ˈcommerce COMMERCE TRANSPORT

commerce in which goods being exported or imported by one country are transported by another country

2. old-fashioned a school or university subject concerned with the principles and methods of business and how offices are run; = BUSINESS STUDIES:

• He was trying to finish a commerce degree at university.

— see also e-commerce, m-commerce, t-commerce

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commerce UK US /ˈkɒmɜːs/ noun [U] COMMERCE

► the activity of buying and selling products and services: »

Online commerce is expected to continue to increase.

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foreign/global/international commerce

→ See also CHAMBER OF COMMERCE(Cf. ↑chamber of commerce), E-COMMERCE(Cf. ↑e-commerce), INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE(Cf. ↑international commerce), INTERNET COMMERCE(Cf. ↑internet commerce), M-COMMERCE(Cf. ↑m-commerce), NET COMMERCE(Cf. ↑net commerce), T-COMMERCE(Cf. ↑t-commerce), TRADE(Cf. ↑trade)