10 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
adjective of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism
adjective profit oriented; ; - John Buchan
adjective relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; - Van Wyck Brooks
originEtymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercantem Italian mercante Latin -īlemder. Italian -ile Italian mercantilebor. French mercantilebor. English mercantile Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”).
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