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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mer·can·tile \\ˈmər-kən-ˌtēl, -ˌtī(-ə)l\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY French, from Italian, from mercante merchant, from Latin mercant-, mercans, from present participle of mercari to trade — more at market DATE 1642 1. of or relating to merchants or trading 2. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of mercantilism mercantile system English Etymology mercantile 1640s, via Fr., It., and M.L. mercantile, from L. mercantem(nom. mercans) "a merchant," also "trading," prp. of mercari "to trade," from merx (see market). Mercantile system first appears in Adam Smith (1776). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 mercantile mer·can·tile / 5mE:kEntail; NAmE 5mE:rk-; -ti:l / adjective (formal)connected with trade and commercial affairs 商业的；贸易的 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: mercantile agency , or mercantile agent , or mercantile credit , or mercantile law , or mercantile marine , or mercantile paper mer·can·tile \ˈmərkən.ˌtēl, ˈmə̄k-, ˈməik-, -n.ˌtīl sometimes -ntəl or -n.tə̇l\adjective Etymology: French, from Italian, from mercante merchant (from Latin mercant-, mercans, from present participle of mercari to trade, deal in commodities) + -ile — more at merchant 1. : of or relating to merchants or trading : appropriate to or characteristic of merchants : engaged in trade < the mercantile North was forging ahead — Van Wyck Brooks > 2. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of mercantilism < mercantile system > < mercantile theories > 3. : having or exhibiting the motives of a merchant : having gain as its objective : mercenary < preached a mercantile and militant patriotism — John Buchan > |
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