of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"
profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"
of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks
Mercantile means relating to or involved in trade. the emergence of a new mercantile class. concerned with trade = commercial (from mercari; MERCHANT)
of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism; "mercantile theories"; "mercantile system
of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism; "mercantile theories"; "mercantile system"
{s} characteristic of merchants, trading, wholesale, retail; characteristic of trade, commercial, industrial
Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial
Specialized organization that supplies information on the creditworthiness and financial strength of business firms. The first such agency, the Mercantile Agency, was founded in New York City in 1841. It provided information to businesses that were expanding nationally and were unable to assess the credit history of prospective customers in distant locations. It changed its name to R. G. Dun & Co. after 1859 and merged with the Bradstreet Co. in 1933 to form Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., the best-known mercantile agency. Mercantile agencies may provide information on all types of business firms or may limit their investigations to firms in a particular line of trade or a particular region. Most agencies provide both general and special reports. General reports, issued periodically on all firms investigated by the agency, assign a rating to the firm's financial statement and creditworthiness. Special reports containing more detailed information are issued to clients of the agency on request. See also credit bureau