mercantile
Concerned with the exchange of goods for profitConcerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
» The growing power of the new mercantile aristocracy was beginning to displace the medieval nobility's control.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
торго́выйtorgóvyj, мерканти́льныйmerkantílʹnyj
profit oriented
(not comparable)Of or relating to mercantilism.
of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism
Examples
2 sentencesThe growing power of the new mercantile aristocracy was beginning to displace the medieval nobility's control.
To what extent was Igor wrong calling her "mercantile"?
ruНасколько был не прав Игорь, когда называл её меркантильной?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), fromBorrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”).
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- profit oriented:mercenarymoneymakingcommercial