commerce

Noun

• social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

• 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

• transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Department of Commerce , Commerce Department , Commerce , DoC , commercialism , mercantilism