commerce
English Thesaurus
1. transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act)
hypernym | : | dealing, dealings, transaction, |
definition | : | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | trading, |
definition | : | buying or selling securities or commodities (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | trade, |
definition | : | the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | e-commerce, |
definition | : | commerce conducted electronically (as on the internet) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | exchange, interchange, |
definition | : | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | carriage trade, |
definition | : | trade from upper-class customers (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | importation, importing, |
definition | : | the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | exportation, exporting, |
definition | : | the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | marketing, |
definition | : | the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | distribution, |
definition | : | the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | traffic, |
definition | : | buying and selling; especially illicit trade (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | evasion, nonpayment, |
definition | : | the deliberate act of failing to pay money (noun.act) |
attribute | : | commercial, |
definition | : | connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises (adj.all) |
attribute | : | noncommercial, |
definition | : | not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | usance, |
definition | : | the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) (noun.time) |
domain member category | : | buy, purchase, |
definition | : | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | take, |
definition | : | buy, select (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | get, |
definition | : | purchase (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | clear, |
definition | : | sell (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | turn, |
definition | : | get by buying and selling (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | negociate, |
definition | : | sell or discount (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | sell, |
definition | : | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | sell short, |
definition | : | sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | remainder, |
definition | : | sell cheaply as remainders (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | resell, |
definition | : | sell (something) again after having bought it (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | deaccession, |
definition | : | sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | fob off, foist off, palm off, |
definition | : | sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | realise, realize, |
definition | : | convert into cash; of goods and property (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | deal, sell, trade, |
definition | : | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | transact, |
definition | : | conduct business (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | deal, |
definition | : | sell (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | retail, |
definition | : | sell on the retail market (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | wholesale, |
definition | : | sell in large quantities (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | trade, trade in, |
definition | : | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | merchandise, trade, |
definition | : | engage in the trade of (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | traffic, |
definition | : | trade or deal a commodity (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | arbitrage, |
definition | : | practice arbitrage, as in the stock market (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | turn over, |
definition | : | do business worth a certain amount of money (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | broker, |
definition | : | act as a broker (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | trust, |
definition | : | extend credit to (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | pick up, |
definition | : | buy casually or spontaneously (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | barter away, |
definition | : | trade in in a bartering transaction (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | market, |
definition | : | engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | market, |
definition | : | deal in a market (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | buy in, stock, stock up, |
definition | : | amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | shop, |
definition | : | do one's shopping (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | market, |
definition | : | buy household supplies (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | browse, shop, |
definition | : | shop around; not necessarily buying (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | comparison-shop, |
definition | : | compare prices for a given item (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | antique, |
definition | : | shop for antiques (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | smuggle, |
definition | : | import or export without paying customs duties (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | import, |
definition | : | bring in from abroad (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | export, |
definition | : | sell or transfer abroad (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | hock, pawn, soak, |
definition | : | leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | impulse-buy, |
definition | : | buy on impulse without proper reflection (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | franchise, |
definition | : | grant a franchise to (verb.social) |
domain member category | : | retail, |
definition | : | be sold at the retail level (verb.stative) |
domain member category | : | trade, |
definition | : | be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions (verb.stative) |
2. social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc. (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | conversation, |
definition | : | the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. (noun.communication) |
3. the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913 (noun.group)
hypernym | : | executive department, |
definition | : | a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (noun.group) |
part holonym | : | bureau of the census, census bureau, |
definition | : | the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States (noun.group) |
part holonym | : | national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, |
definition | : | an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather (noun.group) |
part holonym | : | technology administration, |
definition | : | an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth (noun.group) |
4. transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act)
derivation | : | commercial, |
definition | : | connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises (adj.all) |
derivation | : | commercial, |
definition | : | of or relating to commercialism (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | commercial, |
definition | : | connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises (adj.all) |
derivation | : | commercial, |
definition | : | of or relating to commercialism (adj.pert) |
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