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commerce

/kɒˈmɜːs/
noun
  1. 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.

  2. Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.

  3. Sexual intercourse.

Synonymscommunication, communion, dealings, interchange, intercourse, trade
verb
  1. To carry on trade; to traffic.

  2. To hold intercourse; to commune.

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