Commerce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈoʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˌɜːsɔɪdəlˈɒdʒɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˌɜːsɔɪdəlˈɒdʒɪkəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈoʊd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

DoC commercialism Commerce Department Department of Commerce mercantilism

Word Forms

commercial

adjective

of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Handel

Transaktionen (Verkäufe und Käufe) mit dem Ziel der Lieferung von Waren (Waren und Dienstleistungen)

🇪🇸Spanish

comercio

transacciones (compras y ventas) que tienen por objetivo suministrar mercancías (bienes y servicios)

🇮🇹Italian

commercio

operazioni (vendite e acquisti) aventi l'obiettivo di fornire materie prime (beni e servizi)

🇳🇱Dutch

handel

transacties (verkoop en aankoop) met als doel het leveren van goederen (goederen en diensten)

🇵🇹Portuguese

comércio

transações (vendas e compras) com o objetivo de fornecer mercadorias (bens e serviços)

🇷🇺Russian

коммерция

операции (купли-продажи), имеющие целью поставку товаров (товаров и услуг)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यापार

वस्तुओं (वस्तुओं और सेवाओं) की आपूर्ति के उद्देश्य से लेनदेन (बिक्री और खरीद)

🇧🇩Bengali

বাণিজ্য

লেনদেন (বিক্রয় এবং ক্রয়) যার উদ্দেশ্য পণ্য (পণ্য এবং পরিষেবা) সরবরাহ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வர்த்தகம்

பரிவர்த்தனைகள் (விற்பனை மற்றும் கொள்முதல்) பொருட்களை வழங்குவதை நோக்கமாகக் கொண்டவை (பொருட்கள் மற்றும் சேவைகள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

వాణిజ్యం

లావాదేవీలు (అమ్మకాలు మరియు కొనుగోళ్లు) వస్తువులను సరఫరా చేసే లక్ష్యంతో (వస్తువులు మరియు సేవలు)

🇮🇳Marathi

वाणिज्य

वस्तू (वस्तू आणि सेवा) पुरवण्याचे उद्दिष्ट असलेले व्यवहार (विक्री आणि खरेदी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાણિજ્ય

વ્યવહારો (વેચાણ અને ખરીદી) જેનો હેતુ કોમોડિટીઝ (સામાન અને સેવાઓ)નો પુરવઠો પૂરો પાડવાનો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ

ಸರಕುಗಳನ್ನು (ಸರಕು ಮತ್ತು ಸೇವೆಗಳು) ಸರಬರಾಜು ಮಾಡುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವಹಿವಾಟುಗಳು (ಮಾರಾಟ ಮತ್ತು ಖರೀದಿಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാണിജ്യം

ചരക്കുകൾ (ചരക്കുകളും സേവനങ്ങളും) വിതരണം ചെയ്യുക എന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെയുള്ള ഇടപാടുകൾ (വില്പനയും വാങ്ങലും)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਣਜ

ਲੈਣ-ਦੇਣ (ਵਿਕਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਖਰੀਦਦਾਰੀ) ਜਿਸਦਾ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ (ਵਸਤਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ) ਦੀ ਸਪਲਾਈ ਕਰਨਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تجارت

لین دین (فروخت اور خریداری) جس کا مقصد اشیاء (سامان اور خدمات) کی فراہمی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

商业

以供应商品（商品和服务）为目的的交易（销售和采购）

🇯🇵Japanese

商業

商品（商品やサービス）の供給を目的とした取引（売買）

🇰🇷Korean

상업

상품(상품 및 서비스) 공급을 목적으로 하는 거래(판매 및 구매)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thương mại

giao dịch (mua bán) nhằm mục đích cung cấp hàng hóa (hàng hóa, dịch vụ)

🇹🇭Thai

การค้าขาย

ธุรกรรม (การขายและการซื้อ) ที่มีวัตถุประสงค์ในการจัดหาสินค้า (สินค้าและบริการ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

perdagangan

transaksi (penjualan dan pembelian) yang bertujuan untuk memasok komoditas (barang dan jasa)

🇵🇭Filipino

komersiyo

mga transaksyon (pagbebenta at pagbili) na may layunin ng pagbibigay ng mga kalakal (mga kalakal at serbisyo)

🇲🇾Malay

perdagangan

urus niaga (jual beli) yang mempunyai objektif membekalkan komoditi (barangan dan perkhidmatan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجارة

المعاملات (المبيعات والمشتريات) التي تهدف إلى توريد السلع (السلع والخدمات)

🇮🇷Persian

تجارت

معاملات (خرید و فروش) با هدف عرضه کالا (کالا و خدمات)

🇹🇷Turkish

ticaret

mal (mal ve hizmet) tedariki amacını taşıyan işlemler (satış ve satın almalar)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִסְחָר

עסקאות (מכירות ורכישות) שמטרתן לספק סחורות (סחורות ושירותים)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'commerce'?

The primary meaning of 'commerce' is 'transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'commerce' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'commerce' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'commerce' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'commerce' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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