commerce (noun)

  • 61mobile commerce — UK US noun [U] ► IT, COMMUNICATIONS, E COMMERCE M COMMERCE(Cf. ↑m commerce): »Mobile commerce is an important part of retail banking. → Compare ELECTRONIC COMMERCE(Cf. ↑electronic commerce) …

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  • 62the British Chambers of Commerce — UK US noun (ABBREVIATION BCC) ► COMMERCE a trade organization that represents British businesses in other countries. Until 1996, it was called the Association of British Chambers of Commerce. → Compare CHAMBER OF COMMERCE(Cf. ↑chamber of… …

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  • 63international commerce — ➔ commerce * * * international commerce UK US noun [U] ► COMMERCE, ECONOMICS trade that takes place between companies in different countries: »We must continue to build a global infrastructure as part of our commitment to international commerce …

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  • 64passive commerce — ➔ commerce * * * passive commerce UK US noun [U] COMMERCE, TRANSPORT ► a situation in which a country s goods that are being imported or exported are transported in foreign ships: »Maritime nations would like nothing better than to limit us to… …

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  • 65net commerce — UK US noun [U] INTERNET, E COMMERCE ► INTERNET COMMERCE(Cf. ↑internet commerce) …

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  • 66the Association of British Chambers of Commerce — UK US noun COMMERCE ► THE BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE(Cf. ↑the British Chambers of Commerce) …

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  • 67Interstate Commerce Commission — ˌInterstate ˈCommerce Comˌmission abbreviation ICC noun COMMERCE ORGANIZATIONS a US government organization that controls business between people or companies in different states …

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  • 68chamber of commerce — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms chamber of commerce : singular chamber of commerce plural chambers of commerce business an organization of people who own shops and businesses in a particular town or city. Their aim is to improve conditions… …

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  • 69e-commerce — / i: ˌkɒmɜ:s/ noun the exchange of goods, information, products or services via an electronic medium such as the Internet (NOTE: Although e commerce was originally limited to buying and selling, it has now evolved and includes such things as… …

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  • 70m-commerce — UK [ˈem ˌkɒmɜː(r)s] US [ˈem ˌkɑmɜrs] noun [uncountable] business mobile commerce: commerce that is done over a mobile phone or similar equipment, using services that have an Internet connection Thesaurus: internethyponym …

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