Definition of Mercantile
Mer´can`tile
a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
merchants
,
or
the
business
of
merchants
;
having
to
do
with
trade
,
or
the
buying
and
selling
of
commodities
;
commercial
.
The
expedition
of
the
Argonauts
was
partly
mercantile
,
partly
military
.
- Arbuthnot.
Mercantile agency
an
agency
for
procuring
information
of
the
standing
and
credit
of
merchants
in
different
parts
of
the
country
,
for
the
use
of
dealers
who
sell
to
them
.
Mercantile marine
the
persons
and
vessels
employed
in
commerce
,
taken
collectively
.
Mercantile paper
the
notes
or
acceptances
given
by
merchants
for
goods
bought
,
or
received
on
consignment
;
drafts
on
merchants
for
goods
sold
or
consigned
.
- McElrath.
Related Words
commercial
,
mercenary
,
moneymaking
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