mercantile
adjective
mer·can·tile
ˈmər-kən-ˌtēl 
-ˌtī(-ə)l
1
: of or relating to merchants or trading
mercantile families
mercantile businesses
2
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of mercantilism
mercantile system
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But the work is reborn whenever Robert Lesser shuffles in as Morry the tailor, whose compassion for Fender overrides his mercantile sense.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Downstairs, the lobby was packed with members of the mercantile South Asian community of Bohras, who were also part of the Shiite fold.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Several excellent chapters cover the growth of British economic interests in the area during the nineteenth century, notably through the efforts of the mercantile National African Company.
—Max Siollun, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
Art & commerce Designers this season appeared to sit in two camps: Those who adopted a more mercantile mindset — perhaps in response to concerns around another recession — and those who seemingly through caution to the wind and chose art over commerce.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Downstairs, the lobby was packed with members of the mercantile South Asian community of Bohras, who were also part of the Shiite fold.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Several excellent chapters cover the growth of British economic interests in the area during the nineteenth century, notably through the efforts of the mercantile National African Company.
—Max Siollun, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
Art & commerce Designers this season appeared to sit in two camps: Those who adopted a more mercantile mindset — perhaps in response to concerns around another recession — and those who seemingly through caution to the wind and chose art over commerce.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
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“Mercantile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercantile. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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mercantile
adjective
mer·can·tile
ˈmər-kən-ˌtēl
-ˌtīl
: of or relating to merchants, trade, or commerce
mercantile businesses
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