commerce
Definitions of commerce
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transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)synonyms: monde des affairestypes:négocebuying or selling securities or commoditieséchangethe commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and serviceséchangereciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)entreprise commercialethe activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspectsimportationthe commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign countrydiffusion, distributionthe commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumermarchandisagethe exchange of goods for an agreed sum of moneytourismethe business of providing services to touristsfraude fiscalethe deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report)libre-échangeinternational trade free of government interferencedomainea particular kind of commercial enterprisefinancethe commercial activity of providing funds and capitalimprimeriethe business of producing printed material for sale or distributionemballagethe business of packingagro-alimentairea large-scale farming enterpriseconstruction, industrie du bâtimentthe commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new onesexpédition par bateauthe commercial enterprise of moving goods and materialséchangean equal exchangecontrebandesecretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is duecommerce des esclaves, trafic des esclaves, traite des esclavestraffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuriesventethe general activity of sellingamortissementpayment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfersremboursementthe act of returning money received previouslydépensesthe act of spending or disbursing moneytype of:transactionthe act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
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the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and servicessynonyms: échangetypes:libre-échangeinternational trade free of government interferencetype of:monde des affairestransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
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an equal exchange
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the skilled practice of a practical occupationsynonyms: artisanat, métier, profession, échangetypes:ébénisteriethe craft of a carpenter: making things out of woodcouverturethe craft of a rooferhaute couturehigh fashion designing and dressmakingcouturejoining or attaching by stitchestype of:
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people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
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a particular instance of buying or sellingtype of:transactionthe act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
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a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or servicessynonyms: magasintypes:boulangeriea workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or soldlibrairiea shop where books are soldboutiquea shop that sells women's clothes and jewelryboucheriea shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are soldconfiseriea confectioner's shopfleuristea shop where flowers and ornamental plants are soldmagasin de vin et spiritueuxa store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewheremont-de-piétéa shop where loans are made with personal property as securitypizzeriaa shop where pizzas are made and soldatelier de réparationsa shop specializing in repairs and maintenancemagasin de chaussuresa shop where shoes are soldgaragea repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repairedpâtisseriea bakery specializing in French pastrytype of:
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the volume of commercial activitysynonyms: affairetypes:patronagethe business given to a commercial establishment by its customersclientèlehabitual patronagetype of:activité commercialeactivity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
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the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspectssynonyms: entreprise commercialetypes:tourismethe business of providing services to touristsdomainea particular kind of commercial enterprisefinancethe commercial activity of providing funds and capitalimprimeriethe business of producing printed material for sale or distributionemballagethe business of packingagro-alimentairea large-scale farming enterpriseconstruction, industrie du bâtimentthe commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new onesexpédition par bateauthe commercial enterprise of moving goods and materialsproduction(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for saleindustrialisationthe development of industry on an extensive scaleinvestissementthe act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profitarticlea writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or storycargaison, fret, transport de marchandisestransporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express ratestype of:monde des affairestransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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buying and selling; especially illicit tradetypes:commerce des esclaves, trafic des esclaves, traite des esclavestraffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuriestype of:monde des affairestransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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buying or selling securities or commoditiessynonyms: négocetype of:monde des affairestransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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