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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: Latin commercium, from com- ( COM-) + merx 'things to be sold'

commerce

 noun
     
com‧merce [uncountable]
the buying and selling of goods and services [= trade]:
measures promoting local commerce and industry
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