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   commerce

   /ˈkɒməːs/

   noun

   • 1. the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale: "the changes in taxation are of benefit to commerce"
   • 2. social dealings between people: dated "the noise and warmth of human commerce"
   • 3. sexual intercourse. archaic

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in commerce (sense 2)): from French, or from Latin commercium ‘trade, trading’, from com- ‘together’ + mercium (from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’).

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

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