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'commerce'

[commerce.n.01] as in: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

'commerce'

[department_of_commerce.n.01] as in: the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

'commerce'

[commerce.n.03] as in: social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

Origins

					commerce (English)
└── commerce (French)
    └── commerce (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
        └── commercium (Latin)