Commerce

/ˈkɑmərs/
/ˈkɒməs/
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Other forms: Commerces

Definitions of Commerce
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Commerce Department, Department of Commerce, DoC
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    type of:
    executive department
    a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
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/ˈkɑmərs/
UK
/ˈkɒməs/
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