Synonyms: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Definition: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Similar words: transaction, dealing, dealings
Definition: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
Usage: no transactions are possible without him; he has always been honest is his dealings with me
Synonyms: mercantile system, mercantilism
Definition: an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests
Similar words: managed economy
Definition: a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices