commerce

  1. Noun.  (business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
  2. Noun.  Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
  3. Noun.  Sexual intercourse.
  4. Noun.  A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.
  5. Verb.  (dated) To carry on trade; to traffic.
  6. Verb.  (dated) To hold intercourse; to commune.

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