commerce

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++com·merce /ˈkɒmɜːs $ ˈkɑːmɜːrs/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]  BUSINESSthe buying and selling of goods and services 买卖，贸易；商务；商业 SYN trade measures promoting local commerce and industry 促进地方工商业发展的措施 → chamber of commerce, e-commerce

Examples from the Corpus

commerce• However, alcohol commerce now imposes about 10 times more cost on society than it generates through taxation at all government levels.• He had a genuine talent for commerce and soon had a brilliant career working for the World Bank.• Almost continuous revolution for twenty-seven years following independence had disrupted industry, commerce, and all progressive development.• One of the roles of the federal government is to regulate interstate commerce.• interstate commerce• In many areas such schemes are operated by the local chamber of commerce or residents' association.• Code of commerce, so to speak.• She could illustrate her arguments with clever examples drawn from the real world of commerce.• Sad to say, science is no longer pure: commerce pays for it and commerce calls the tune.• Congress is given power to regulate such commerce in unqualified terms.From Longman Business Dictionarycommercecom‧merce /ˈkɒmɜːsˈkɑːmɜːrs/ noun [uncountable]COMMERCE1the buying and selling of goods and servicesSYN TRADEModern computing facilities are very much in demand by industry and commerce.a guide to English for Commerce → international commerce → Internet commerce → interstate commerce → passive commerce2old-fashioned a school or university subject concerned with the principles and methods of business and how offices are runSYN BUSINESS STUDIESHe was trying to finish a commerce degree at university. → see also e-commerce, m-commerce, t-commerceOrigin commerce (1500-1600) French Latin commercium, from com- ( → COM-) + merx “things to be sold”

com·merce nounChineseSyllable  

buying of selling Corpus the goods and and Business services

commerce
com‧merce /ˈkɒmɜːs $ ˈkɑːmɜːrs/ noun [uncountable]the buying and selling of goods and services
   SYN  trade:
    measures promoting local commerce and industry
⇨ chamber of commerce, e-commerce
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ business the activity of making money by producing, buying, or selling goods, or providing services: Business in Europe has been badly affected by economic conditions in the US. | He works in the advertising business.
   ▪ trade the buying and selling of goods and services, especially between countries: Trade between European countries became easier after the introduction of the Euro. | a trade agreement
   ▪ commerce the buying and selling of goods and services. Commerce is more formal than business, and is used when talking about business activities in general: One of the roles of the federal government is to regulate commerce. | London became a great centre of commerce. | the local chamber of commerce (=an organization which the companies and shops in an area belong to)
   ▪ e-commerce the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet: E-commerce is a fast-growing part of the US economy.

com·merceBrE /ˈkɒmɜːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːmɜːrs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] trade, especially between countries; the buying and selling of goods and services （尤指国际间的）贸易；商业；商务◆leaders of industry and commerce工商界领导人

boom, business, commerce, embargo, import, market, monopoly, sanction, tariff, trade

 ➡  see also Chamber of Commerce