merchants (noun)
21laundry mark — noun An identifying marking, usually in coded form and handwritten in indelible ink on an inconspicuous area of a garment, widely used until the mid 20th century as an organizing aid by merchants who cleaned and pressed clothing. One of his shirt …
22bill of store — noun A license granted at the customhouse to merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are necessary for a voyage, custom free …
23Hanse — noun (in Germany) A medieval guild of merchants or traders; especially a commercial league of Germanic towns that had a house in London …
24jidaigeki — noun a) A genre of film and television in Japan based on the Edo period of Japanese history which was from 1600 to 1868 , showing the lives of samurai, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants of this time. b) A film or programme of this kind …
25middle passage — noun Specifically, the middle part of the sea voyage by which slaves were transported from Africa to America. The city once laid claim to the largest fleet of slave ships in the history of the trade as its merchants overtook Bristol and London in …
26acquiring financial institution — noun An acquiring financial institution (or acquirer ) contracts with the bank and the merchant to enable credit card transactions. The acquirer deposits the credit card totals and debits the end of month processing fees from the merchants… …
27abacus — noun /ˈæbəkəs/ a) A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. Ive heard merchants still… …
28Vaishya — noun a) The third caste of traditional Indian society, comprising merchants and landowners. To perform successfully in the marketplace, vaishyas had to be ambitious, to want worldly goods, and to compete aggressively with their rivals, and this… …
29autofire — noun A feature on a joystick that permits automatic firing, as though the player were repeatedly pressing the fire button. You start off with just seven clips of ammo and five grenades mdash; so all you autofire merchants are in trouble. Only… …
30periplus — noun /ˈpɛrɪplʌs/ a) a circumnavigation; a sea voyage around a coastline the map of the world Ptolemy followed in his geography, finding the longitude that passed through the Gates of Herakles and the island of Rhodes, and placing north and south… …
