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| breakage |
in commerce, loss or damages allowed for things broken. [1/4 definitions] |
| Bujumbura |
the former capital of Burundi, and the foremost center of commerce. |
| business |
the amount or volume of trade; commerce. [1/9 definitions] |
| businessman |
a man who works in business or commerce. |
| businesspeople |
people who work in business or commerce. |
| businessperson |
a person who works in business or commerce, esp. an executive or manager. |
| businesswoman |
a woman who works in business or commerce. |
| commercialism |
the goals, spirit, operation, and methods of commerce and business. [1/2 definitions] |
| e-commerce |
the exchange of goods and services conducted on the Internet; electronic commerce. |
| ex1 |
in commerce, at no cost to the buyer until removed from (a warehouse, ship, or the like). [1/2 definitions] |
| external |
outside national boundaries, esp. in regard to commerce or governmental relations; foreign. [1/6 definitions] |
| fail |
in commerce, a failure to deliver securities on time, or to receive proceeds from a transaction. [1/10 definitions] |
| Hermes |
in Greek mythology, the messenger of the gods and the god of travelers, invention, commerce, and eloquence; Mercury. |
| ICC |
abbreviation of "Interstate Commerce Commission." |
| laissez faire |
an economic policy or doctrine that opposes government interference in or regulation of business or commerce beyond what is necessary for a free-enterprise system to regulate itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| marketplace |
the world of trade and commerce. [1/3 definitions] |
| mercantile |
of or pertaining to merchants or commerce. [1/2 definitions] |
| mercantilism |
the practices and spirit of commerce or profit-making; commercialism. [1/2 definitions] |
| merchant marine |
the ships of a nation that are used in commerce or trade. [1/2 definitions] |
| National Weather Service |
an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce that compiles data on weather conditions and issues weather warnings. |
| patent office |
in the U.S. government, an agency of the Department of Commerce that administers the patent and trademark laws; Patent and Trademark Office. |
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