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mercantilism   (TTS Sound)

The noun mercantilism has 2 senses

• mercantilism, mercantile system -- (an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests)


• commerce, commercialism, mercantilism -- (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))