e-commerce merchant
11merchant — mer·chant / mər chənt/ n: a person who trades in goods esp. of a certain kind and possesses expertise in the area of the goods and the practices of trading in them or who employs others with such expertise a warranty that the goods shall be… …
12Commerce — Com merce, n. Note: (Formerly accented on the second syllable.) [F. commerce, L. commercium; com + merx, mercis, merchandise. See {Merchant}.] 1. The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large… …
13merchant developer — ➔ developer * * * merchant developer UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE, PROPERTY a company that builds stores, offices, etc. and sells them for profit …
14merchant account — ➔ account1 * * * merchant account UK US noun [C] ► BANKING, COMMERCE a type of bank account that businesses use to accept payment by credit card …
15merchant — ► NOUN 1) a wholesale trader. 2) N. Amer. & Scottish a retail trader. 3) informal, chiefly derogatory a person fond of a particular activity: a speed merchant. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of ships, sailors, or shipping activity) involved with commerce. ORIGIN …
16Merchant — Mer chant, n. [OE. marchant, OF. marcheant, F. marchand, fr. LL. mercatans, antis, p. pr. of mercatare to negotiate, L. mercari to traffic, fr. merx, mercis, wares. See {Market}, {Merit}, and cf. {Commerce}.] 1. One who traffics on a large scale …
17merchant marine — mer chant ma*rine , n. The ships owned by nationals of a particular country that are engaged in civilian commerce; also, the personnel operating those vessels. Distinguished from the {navy}, which contains the vessels of war. [PJC] …
18merchant marine — n. 1. all the ships of a nation that are used in commerce 2. their personnel …
19Commerce destroyer — Com merce de*stroy er (Nav.) A very fast, unarmored, lightly armed vessel designed to capture or destroy merchant vessels of an enemy. Not being intended to fight, they may be improvised from fast passenger steamers. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
20Merchant Marine Act of 1920 — The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (P.L. 66 261) is a United States Federal statute that regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports. Section 27, better known as the Jones Act, deals with cabotage (i.e., coastal shipping) and… …
