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mercantile
CIDE DICTIONARY
mercantile, a. [F. mercantile, It. mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to traffic. See Merchant.].
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial. [1913 Webster]
"The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile, partly military." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Mercantile, Commercial.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mercantile, adj.
1 of trade, trading.
2 commercial.
3 mercenary, fond of bargaining.
1 of trade, trading.
2 commercial.
3 mercenary, fond of bargaining.
Idiom
mercantile marine shipping employed in commerce not war.
Etymology
F f. It. f. mercante MERCHANT
ROGET THESAURUS
mercantile
Barter
N barter, exchange, scorse, truck system, interchange, a Roland for an Oliver, quid pro quo, commutation, composition, Indian gift, trade, commerce, mercature, buying and selling, bargain and sale, traffic, business, nundination, custom, shopping, commercial enterprise, speculation, jobbing, stockjobbing, agiotage, brokery, deal, dealing, transaction, negotiation, bargain, free trade, commercial, mercantile, trading, interchangeable, marketable, staple, in the market, for sale, wholesale, retail, across the counter, cambio non e furto.For further exploring for "mercantile" in Webster Dictionary Online