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Definition of mercantile in English: mercantileadjective ˈməːk(ə)ntʌɪl Relating to trade or commerce; commercial. 贸易的，商业的 the shift of wealth to the mercantile classes 财富向商人阶层的转移。 Example sentencesExamples - The deposition states that this rating had prevailed for a number of years in all mercantile transactions.
- Like his father, his political career was hampered by his adherence to fair trade and his mercantile Birmingham roots.
- In the old Fort area of Bombay, where the British once had their mercantile offices, is a stately stone building called Bombay House.
- Siberian woolly mammoths made their way over the Bering land bridge to the New World long before mercantile ships made the journey.
- The economic infrastructure to support its mercantile potential is not in evidence in Dublin.
- As prices fall further, bank loans turn sour, and one or more mercantile houses, banks, discount houses, or brokerages fail.
- If the Legislature approves sweeping business tax reforms - replacing the business privilege and mercantile taxes with a payroll tax - the board wants to control money raised by the new levy.
- This close analysis of commercial patterns and practices not only supports the author's thesis about regional identity, it also offers a first-rate case study of mercantile practice on the frontier.
- Despite its great girth, Mr. Chernow's opus is less suitable for more advanced students, particularly those of a mercantile or financial bent.
- In the space of a generation we changed from an agrarian to a mercantile culture, from a stay-at-home society to one on the move.
- By mercantile usage, a bank has a lien over commercial paper deposited by the customer in the ordinary course of banking business.
- It issued currency supported by adequate specie reserves, accepted deposits, discounted mercantile notes, and turned a respectable profit for investors.
- It also represents the Min-Yue culture characterized by its contacts with the outside world and great emphasis on mercantile entrepreneurship.
- Though not a rich man, my brother had earned a sufficient income in mercantile pursuits.
- The policy itself, however, was a devastating blow to China's coastal economy and her once thriving maritime mercantile ventures, creating a void later to be filled by the European trading powers.
- In this respect, A Chaste Maid in Cheapside seems in effect to mirror an early phase of the radical expansion and rise to economic prominence of London's commercial and mercantile estates.
- The construction of a railroad inspired the establishment of freight and mercantile businesses, and farmers grew fields of hay for horses and other pack animals.
- Attracted by the spice trade, English mercantile interests spread first to the Far East.
- Just as the ‘country’ banks regarded the notes of the eastern mercantile banks as equivalent to specie, so did the state banks regard the notes and drafts of the Bank of the United States.
- William did not assume his grandfather's title, which had lapsed on his death, but he did inherit the residue of the baronet's extensive property, and his mercantile and shipbuilding businesses at Kittery.
Synonyms commercial, trade, trading, business, merchant, sales profit-oriented, money-oriented, profit-making, for-profit, mercenary, capitalistic worldly, greedy, materialistic
OriginMid 17th century: from French, from Italian, from mercante 'merchant'. Definition of mercantile in US English: mercantileadjective Relating to trade or commerce; commercial. 贸易的，商业的 the shift of wealth to the mercantile classes 财富向商人阶层的转移。 Example sentencesExamples - It issued currency supported by adequate specie reserves, accepted deposits, discounted mercantile notes, and turned a respectable profit for investors.
- Attracted by the spice trade, English mercantile interests spread first to the Far East.
- In the space of a generation we changed from an agrarian to a mercantile culture, from a stay-at-home society to one on the move.
- The construction of a railroad inspired the establishment of freight and mercantile businesses, and farmers grew fields of hay for horses and other pack animals.
- This close analysis of commercial patterns and practices not only supports the author's thesis about regional identity, it also offers a first-rate case study of mercantile practice on the frontier.
- In the old Fort area of Bombay, where the British once had their mercantile offices, is a stately stone building called Bombay House.
- Despite its great girth, Mr. Chernow's opus is less suitable for more advanced students, particularly those of a mercantile or financial bent.
- By mercantile usage, a bank has a lien over commercial paper deposited by the customer in the ordinary course of banking business.
- The deposition states that this rating had prevailed for a number of years in all mercantile transactions.
- William did not assume his grandfather's title, which had lapsed on his death, but he did inherit the residue of the baronet's extensive property, and his mercantile and shipbuilding businesses at Kittery.
- The policy itself, however, was a devastating blow to China's coastal economy and her once thriving maritime mercantile ventures, creating a void later to be filled by the European trading powers.
- In this respect, A Chaste Maid in Cheapside seems in effect to mirror an early phase of the radical expansion and rise to economic prominence of London's commercial and mercantile estates.
- The economic infrastructure to support its mercantile potential is not in evidence in Dublin.
- As prices fall further, bank loans turn sour, and one or more mercantile houses, banks, discount houses, or brokerages fail.
- Like his father, his political career was hampered by his adherence to fair trade and his mercantile Birmingham roots.
- If the Legislature approves sweeping business tax reforms - replacing the business privilege and mercantile taxes with a payroll tax - the board wants to control money raised by the new levy.
- Siberian woolly mammoths made their way over the Bering land bridge to the New World long before mercantile ships made the journey.
- Though not a rich man, my brother had earned a sufficient income in mercantile pursuits.
- It also represents the Min-Yue culture characterized by its contacts with the outside world and great emphasis on mercantile entrepreneurship.
- Just as the ‘country’ banks regarded the notes of the eastern mercantile banks as equivalent to specie, so did the state banks regard the notes and drafts of the Bank of the United States.
Synonyms profit-oriented, money-oriented, profit-making, for-profit, mercenary, capitalistic commercial, trade, trading, business, merchant, sales
noun dated A general store. we walked to the local mercantile Example sentencesExamples - The chapter on towns includes photos of streets, homes, and Depression-era ‘Hoovertowns,’ whereas the one on businesses depicts impressive grand hotels, hospitals, and small mercantiles.
- My Mom's garage is sort of like a cool vintage mercantile, but my Mama's so generous, I never have to pay for any of it.
OriginMid 17th century: from French, from Italian, from mercante ‘merchant’. |