of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism
“mercantile theories”
adjective
profit oriented; ; - John Buchan
“a commercial book”
adjective
relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; - Van Wyck Brooks
“the mercantile North was forging ahead”
Word Forms
moneymaking
noun
the act of making money (and accumulating wealth)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
kaufmännisch
vom oder im Zusammenhang mit dem Wirtschaftssystem des Merkantilismus
🇪🇸Spanish
mercantil
Perteneciente o relativo al sistema económico del mercantilismo.
🇳🇱Dutch
handelswaar
van of gerelateerd aan het economische systeem van het mercantilisme
🇵🇹Portuguese
mercantil
de ou relacionado com o sistema econômico do mercantilismo
🇷🇺Russian
торговый
экономической системы меркантилизма или относящейся к ней
India
🇮🇳Hindi
व्यापारिक
या व्यापारिकता की आर्थिक व्यवस्था से संबंधित
🇧🇩Bengali
ব্যবসায়িক
বাণিজ্যবাদের অর্থনৈতিক ব্যবস্থার বা এর সাথে সম্পর্কিত
🇮🇳Tamil
வணிகர்
வணிகவாதத்தின் பொருளாதார அமைப்பு அல்லது தொடர்புடையது
🇮🇳Telugu
వ్యాపారి
వాణిజ్య వ్యవస్థ యొక్క ఆర్థిక వ్యవస్థకు సంబంధించినది
🇮🇳Marathi
व्यापारी
व्यापारीवादाच्या आर्थिक प्रणालीशी संबंधित किंवा संबंधित
🇮🇳Gujarati
વેપારી
વેપારીવાદની આર્થિક પ્રણાલીની અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત
🇮🇳Kannada
ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಸ್ಥ
ವ್ಯಾಪಾರದ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കച്ചവടക്കാരൻ
വാണിജ്യവാദത്തിൻ്റെ സാമ്പത്തിക വ്യവസ്ഥയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਪਾਰੀ
ਵਪਾਰੀਵਾਦ ਦੀ ਆਰਥਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
تجارتی
تجارتی نظام کے معاشی نظام کا یا اس سے متعلق
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
商业的
属于重商主义经济体系的或与之相关的
🇯🇵Japanese
商業的な
重商主義の経済システムの、または重商主義の経済システムに関する
🇰🇷Korean
상인
중상주의 경제 시스템과 관련된 또는 관련
🇻🇳Vietnamese
buôn bán
thuộc hoặc liên quan đến hệ thống kinh tế của chủ nghĩa trọng thương
🇹🇭Thai
การค้าขาย
ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับระบบเศรษฐกิจการค้าขาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
pedagang
dari atau berkaitan dengan sistem ekonomi merkantilisme
🇵🇭Filipino
pangkalakal
ng o nauugnay sa sistemang pang-ekonomiya ng merkantilismo
🇲🇾Malay
barang dagangan
daripada atau berkaitan dengan sistem ekonomi merkantilisme
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تجاري
أو المتعلقة بالنظام الاقتصادي التجاري
🇮🇷Persian
تجاری
سیستم اقتصادی مرکانتیلیسم یا مربوط به آن
🇹🇷Turkish
ticari
Merkantilizmin ekonomik sistemiyle ilgili veya onunla ilgili
🇮🇱Hebrew
מִסְחָרִי
של המערכת הכלכלית של המרקנטיליזם או קשורה אליה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'mercantile'?
The primary meaning of 'mercantile' is 'of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mercantile' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'mercantile' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'mercantile' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'mercantile' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'mercantile' easy to spell?
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