C2adjectiveformalmoneysociety
US/ˈmɜːr.kən.taɪl/
UK/ˈmɜː.kən.taɪl/
connected with trade and the buying and selling of goods
In context
Hoi An was once a busy mercantile port visited by ships from Japan and China.
The city's wealthy mercantile class built grand houses along the river.
The country's mercantile empire depended on control of the sea routes.
Words that go with mercantile
adjective + noun
- mercantile classThe mercantile class grew rich from the spice trade.
- mercantile communityThe Chinese mercantile community shaped the old quarter of the city.
- mercantile interestsWars were sometimes fought to protect mercantile interests.
- mercantile lawHe studied mercantile law before joining the shipping company.
- mercantile cityVenice was the greatest mercantile city of its time.
- mercantile empireThe Dutch built a mercantile empire across Asia.