mercantile
What do merchants want to do? Buy and sell things to make a profit. The adjective mercantile describes these kinds of efforts and goals.
Many people have mercantile dreams of opening a store where they can sell things they love and interact with people in their community. Sometimes, however, the word mercantile has negative connotations. Exploiting factory workers, polluting the environment, wasting natural resources? All these reflect the dark side of the mercantile pursuit of profit.
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relating to or characteristic of trade or traders“"the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks”
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Synonyms:
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commercial
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
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commercial
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of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism“mercantile theories”“mercantile system”
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profit oriented“"preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan”
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synonyms:
mercenary, moneymaking
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commercial
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
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commercial
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Vocabulary lists containing mercantile
This list covers "Cinderella, the Legend," "Why Women Always Take Advantage of Men," and "The Landlady."
In feudal Japan, a puppeteer's apprentice attempts to figure out the identity of a notorious bandit.
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