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- pronunciation:
- ka
m
 rs
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business.
The United States has increased its commerce with Mexico.Cities are centers of commerce.
- synonyms:
- trade, transaction
- similar words:
- barter, exchange, marketing, traffic
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economy, information |
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The word commerce
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
merc, merch
Latin
root
that means trade, merchandise
Example words:
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