mercantile
BrE /ˈmɜː.kən.taɪl/ AmE /ˈmɜːr.kən.taɪl/
adjective en → es
relating to trade or business, especially the buying and selling of goods
comercial, mercantil
- mercantile activities
- a mercantile company
Collocations mercantile interests · mercantile law
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The city has a long history of mercantile activity.
La ciudad tiene una larga historia de actividad comercial.
relating to the buying and selling of goods in a particular historical period, especially the colonial era
mercantilista, comercial (histórico)
- mercantile policy
- mercantile system
Collocations mercantile economy · mercantile society
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The mercantile policies of the 18th century were designed to increase national wealth.
Las políticas comerciales del siglo XVIII estaban diseñadas para aumentar la riqueza nacional.