commerce

n. trade, buying and selling

Commerce is a division of trade or production which deals with the exchange of goods and services from producer to final consumer. It comprises the trading of something of economic value such as goods, services, information or money between two or more entities. Commerce functions as the central mechanism which drives capitalism and certain other economic systems (but compare command economy, for example). Commercialization or commercialisation consists of the process of transforming something into a product, service or activity which one may then use in commerce.
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Noun
1. the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
(synonym) Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, DoC
(hypernym) executive department
(part-meronym) Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau

Noun
1. transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
(synonym) commercialism, mercantilism
(hypernym) transaction, dealing, dealings
(hyponym) trading
(part-meronym) transportation, shipping, transport
(attribute) commercial
(class) usance
2. social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.
(hypernym) conversation

n. commerce, trade, traffic

v. trade, deal, merchandise

(v. i.)
To hold intercourse; to commune.
  

(v. i.)
To carry on trade; to traffic.
  

(n.)
The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
  

(n.)
Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
  

(n.)
Sexual intercourse.
  

(n.)
A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.