commerce
Pronunciation:
/kɒˈmɜːs//ˈkɑm.ɚs/noun
Definitions
The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
Sexual intercourse.
An 18th-century French card game in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.
verb
Definitions
To carry on trade; to traffic.
To hold intercourse; to commune.