What does mercantile mean?
Mercantile means (economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit..
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/ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/ · adjective
(economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit..
No sign was over his door; in fact—as with old banks and mercantile houses—advertising in any shape was scorned, and it would have been felt as beneath his dignity to paint, for the benefit of strangers, the name of an establishment the trade of which came solely by connection based on personal respect.
Use mercantile when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mercantile means (economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit..
Common synonyms include mercenary, commercial, business, moneymaking.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
No sign was over his door; in fact—as with old banks and mercantile houses—advertising in any shape was scorned, and it would have been felt as beneath his dignity to paint, for the benefit of strangers, the name of an establishment the trade of which came solely by connection based on personal respect.
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