a mercantile firm.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mer·can·tile — /ˈmɚkənˌtiːl, ˈmɚkənˌtajəl/ adj, always used before a noun formal : of or relating to the business of buying and selling products to earn money : of or relating to trade or merchants mercantile policy a small mercantile [=merchant] town wealthy… … Useful english dictionary
mer — mer·al·lu·ride; mer·a·mec; mer·bro·min; mer·cal·li; mer·cal·lite; mer·can·tile; mer·can·til·ism; mer·cap·tal; mer·cap·tan; mer·cap·tide; mer·cap·to; mer·cap·to·acetic; mer·cap·to·benzothiazole; mer·cap·tole; mer·cap·tom·er·in; mer·cap·to·purine;… … English syllables
tile — bis·sex·tile; cas·tile; cen·tile; chrys·o·tile; coc·tile; co·le·op·tile; duc·tile; duc·tile·ly; erec·tile; ex·sec·tile; ex·ser·tile; fer·tile; fer·tile·ly; fer·tile·ness; flu·vi·a·tile; fu·tile; hos·tile·ly; hos·tile·ness; in·fan·tile; len·tile;… … English syllables
can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… … English syllables
mercantile — mer·can·tile … English syllables
mercantile — mer|can|tile [ˈmə:kəntaıl US ˈmə:rkənti:l, taıl] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Italian, from Latin mercari; MERCHANT] formal concerned with trade = ↑commercial ▪ mercantile law … Dictionary of contemporary English
mercantile — mer|can|tile [ mɜrkən,taıl ] adjective FORMAL relating to trade … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mercantile — mer•can•tile [[t]ˈmɜr kənˌtil, ˌtaɪl, tɪl[/t]] adj. 1) bus of or pertaining to merchants or trade; commercial 2) bus of or pertaining to mercantilism • Etymology: 1635–45; < F < It, =mercant(e) (< L mercāns, prp. of mercāri to trade; see … From formal English to slang
Mercantile — Mer can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It. mercantile, fr. L. mercans, antis, p. pr. of mercari to traffic. See {Merchant}.] Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mercantile agency — Mercantile Mer can*tile (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It. mercantile, fr. L. mercans, antis, p. pr. of mercari to traffic. See {Merchant}.] Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
