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21Commerce raiding — Bermuda Gazette of 12 November 1796, calling for privateering against Spain and its allies, and with advertisements for crew for two privateer vessels. Commerce raiding or guerre de course (literally war of the chase ) is a form of naval warfare… …
22Merchant Marine Act of 1936 — The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a United States federal law. Its purpose is to further the development and maintenance of an adequate and well balanced American merchant marine, to promote the commerce of the United States, to aid in the… …
23Merchant account — A merchant account is a type of bank account that allows businesses to accept payments by debit or credit cards. A merchant account is established under an agreement between an acceptor and a merchant acquiring bank for the settlement of credit… …
24Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood — This article is about the Independent school in Northwood, Hertfordshire. For the independent school in Crosby, Merseyside, see Merchant Taylors School, Crosby. Merchant Taylors School Motto Latin: Concordia parvae res crescunt ( Small things… …
25merchant marine — 1. the vessels of a nation that are engaged in commerce. 2. the officers and crews of such vessels. [1850 55, Amer.] * * * Commercial ships of a nation, whether privately or publicly owned, and the personnel who operate such ships, as distinct… …
26Merchant — For other uses, see Merchant (disambiguation). Merchants from Holland and the Middle East trading. A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit. Merchants can be one of two types …
27Merchant Marine Act of 1916 (Alexander Act) — The Merchant Marine Act of 1916 (also known as the Alexander Act) was passed by the US Congress in 1916 to create the US Shipping Board. The bill was sponsored by Representative Joshua W. Alexander (D) of Missouri, who was Chairman of the House… …
28merchant seaman — noun : a seaman employed on a merchant ship * * * a seaman who works on a merchant vessel. [1895 1900] * * * merchant seaman UK US noun [countable] [singular merchant seaman plural merchant seamen] a sailo …
29merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants. [1865 70] * * * ▪ trade association a European medieval association composed of traders interested in international commerce. The privileged fraternity formed by the merchants of Tiel in Gelderland… …
30commerce — [16] Commerce is etymologically related to market, merchandise, merchant, and mercury. It comes, perhaps via French commerce, from Latin commercium ‘trade’, a compound noun formed from the collective prefix com ‘together’ and merx ‘merchandise’.… …
