Definition
Relating to merchants, trade, or commerce; having a commercial character focused on buying and selling.
Etymology
From Italian mercantile, from mercante 'merchant,' ultimately from Latin mercari 'to trade,' from merx 'merchandise.' The word entered English in the 17th century during the rise of international trade.
Kelly Says
This word embodies the spirit of the great trading empires - Venice, Genoa, and later the Dutch and British commercial powers. The mercantile system wasn't just about trade; it was a whole philosophy that nations should export more than they import to accumulate wealth.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বাণিজ্যিক
banijjik
CACatalà
mercantil
mehr-kahn-tee
CSČeština
obchodní
ohb-chohd-nee
DADansk
handels
hahnd-ehls
DEDeutsch
kaufmännisch
kohf-meh-nish
ELΕλληνικά
εμπορικός
ehm-poh-ree-kohs
ESEspañol
mercantil
mehr-kahn-tee
FISuomi
kaupallinen
kah-pah-lee-neh
FRFrançais
mercantile
mehr-kahn-tee
HAHA
kasuwanci
kah-soo-wahn-chee
HEעברית
מסחרי
mah-sah-khree
HIहिन्दी
व्यापारिक
vyaaparik
HUMagyar
kereskedelmi
keh-reh-skeh-dehl-mee
IDBahasa Indonesia
dagang
dah-gahng
IGIG
azụmahịa
ah-zoo-mah-hee-ah
ITItaliano
mercantile
mehr-kahn-tee-leh
KMKM
ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម
pah-nich-kahm
MSBahasa Melayu
dagang
dah-gahng
MYမြန်မာ
စီးပွားရေး
see-pwah-yay
NLNederlands
handels
hahnd-ehls
NONorsk
handels
hahnd-ehls
PLPolski
handlowy
hahnd-loh-vy
PTPortuguês
mercantil
mehr-kahn-tee
RORomână
comercial
koh-mehr-see-ahl
RUРусский
торговый
tohr-goh-vy
SVSvenska
handels
hahnd-ehls
SWKiswahili
biashara
bee-ah-shah-rah
TEతెలుగు
వాణిజ్య
vah-nij-yah
TLTL
pangangalakal
pah-ngah-ngah-lah-kahl
TRTürkçe
ticari
tee-chah-ree
UKУкраїнська
торговий
tohr-goh-vy
VITiếng Việt
thương mại
thoong-mai
ZUZU
ubucwebu
oo-boo-cheh-boo