commerce

COMMERCE, noun 1. In a general sense, an interchange or mutual change of goods, wares, productions, or property of any kind, between nations or individuals, either by barter, or by purchase and sale; trade; traffick. commerce is foreign or inland. Foreign commerce is the trade which one nation carries on with another; inland commerce or inland trade, is the trade in the exchange of commodities between citizens of the same nation or state. Active commerce 2. Intercourse between individuals; interchange of work, business, civilities or amusements; mutual dealings in common life. 3. Familiar intercourse between the sexes. 4. Interchange; reciprocal communications; as, there is a vast commerce of ideas. COMMERCE, verb intransitive 1. To traffick; to carry on trade. 2. To hold intercourse with. And looks commercing with the skies.