Synonyms for commerce
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Mercantilism
2. Intercourse — sexual intercourse
intercourse, communication, communion, sexual intercourse, connection, copulation, converse, coitus formal, coupling, ass, conversation dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
- n. 2
Sexual intercourse.
- n. 3
Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
Related words
- Word family
- commerceless commercial
- Phrases
- electronic commerce
Forms
- Plural
- commerces → mercantilisms, commercialisms, intercourses, communications…
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Trade and commerce may be used as equivalents, but trade is capable of a more limited application; we speak of the trade of a village, the commerce of a nation. Barter is the direct exchange of commodities; business, trade, and commerce are chiefly transacted by means of money, bills of exchange, etc.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- communication Sami and Layla's communication is church business.
- intercourse Rodrigo expressed his desire to have intercourse.
- trade Abraham Lincoln's father was a carpenter by trade.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| commerce | falling | |
| communication | rising | |
| intercourse | steady | |
| trade | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ass1
- 5 letters
- trade1
- 6 letters
- coitus2
- 7 letters
- traffic2, dealing2
- 8 letters
- business2, exchange2, converse2, coupling2, dealings2
- 9 letters
- communion3
- 10 letters
- connection3, copulation
- 11 letters
- intercourse3, interchange3
- 12 letters
- conversation4, mercantilism5
- 13 letters
- communication5, commercialism5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (coitus2 = 2 syllables).