Plural of commerce; multiple instances of trade, business activities, or exchanges of goods and services.
From 'commerce' (Latin 'commercium', literally 'mutual affairs', from 'com-' meaning together and 'merx' meaning goods). The plural form has been used since the establishment of English commerce terminology.
The word 'commerce' originally described any social exchange, not just buying and selling—ancient Romans would say 'commerce of ideas' meaning conversation, showing how business language originally described human connection itself!
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