mercantile

Definition of Mercantile in English :

1. mercantile

of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism

Example Sentences:
'mercantile theories'
'mercantile system'

2. mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking

profit oriented

Example Sentences:
'a commercial book'
'preached a mercantile and militant patriotism'
'a mercenary enterprise'
'a moneymaking business'

3. mercantile

relating to or characteristic of trade or traders

Example Sentences:
'the mercantile North was forging ahead'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mercantile

adjective

1.

of, relating to, or characteristic of trade or traders; commercial

2.

of or relating to mercantilism

adjective

1.

of or characteristic of merchants or trade; commercial

2.

of mercantilism

adj.

1. Of or relating to merchants or trade.

2. Of or relating to mercantilism.