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Online commerce lets people buy items from home.
What does Commerce mean?
Buying and selling.
Dictionary definition
The buying and selling of goods and services.
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Commerce in a sentence
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The town grew because commerce brought customers to local shops.
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Commerce includes the buying and selling that helps businesses operate.
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What does commerce mean?
Commerce means the buying and selling of goods and services.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to commerce?
Trade is close in meaning to commerce in this context.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a good contrast to commerce?
Barter-only exchange gives a useful opposite or contrast to commerce.
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WordCommerce.
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MeaningCommerce means Buying and selling.
ExampleExample: Online commerce lets people buy items from home.
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- kom · ers
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- kom
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- ers
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barter-only exchangeA useful contrast to commerce in this meaning.
noncommercial activityA useful contrast to commerce in this meaning.
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commerce
noun
commerce
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