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com•merce
Pronunciation: (kom'urs), [key]—
n.
1. an interchange of goods or commodities, esp. on a large scale between different countries
(foreign commerce) or between different parts of the same country
(domestic commerce); trade; business.
2. social relations, esp. the exchange of views, attitudes, etc.
3. sexual intercourse.
4. intellectual or spiritual interchange; communion.
5. (
cap.) Also called
Com'merce Depart"ment. Informal.the Department of Commerce.
Com•merce
Pronunciation: (kom'urs), [key]—
n.
a town in SW California. 10,509.
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