Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commerce

/ˈkɑ.mɚs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
com-merce
IPA
/ˈkɑ.mɚs/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Sexual intercourse.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

An 18th-century French card game in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To carry on trade; to traffic.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To hold conversation; to communicate.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

name

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium. Doublet of comess.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑ.mɚs/
  • British English: /ˈkɒ.mɜːs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

commerces (plural) commerces (present, singular) commercing (participle, present) commerced (participle, past) commerced (past)

Derived Forms

anticommerce biocommerce commerceless commerciable commercial cybercommerce ecommerce Incoterm telecommerce

Phrases

chamber of commerce Commerce City commerce destroyer commerce raider commerce raiding conversational commerce s-commerce

Synonyms

trade traffic dealings intercourse interchange communion communication commercialism mercantilism

Rhymes With

e-commerce

Questions

How do you pronounce commerce?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑ.mɚs/.
What does commerce mean?
The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
Where does commerce come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce commerce

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