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commerce

trade

noun koh-MERS Less Common

Origin: Latin commercium

Also means

business

Usage Note

Commerce covers both trade broadly and a specific shop or business: un petit commerce is a small local shop. The phrase faire du commerce means to be in business or trade. The adjective commercial(e) and the verb commercialiser (to market/commercialise) are direct derivatives.

Examples

"Le commerce local est en difficulté depuis la crise."

Natural Translation

Local trade has been struggling since the crisis.

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