commerce
nounHow many syllables in commerce?
There are 2 syllables in the word commerce.How to pronounce commerce:
Definition of commerce:
- commerce (noun):
- the buying and selling of goods and services
- social intercourse interchange of ideas, opinions, or sentiments
- transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services).
Synonyms for commerce:
business
business enterprise
carriage trade
commerce department
commercial
commercial enterprise
commercialism
dealing
dealings
defrayal
defrayment
department of commerce
distribution
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e-commerce
evasion
exchange
exportation
exporting
importation
importing
initial offering
initial public offering
interchange
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