Spanish Conversation · Level 47
75 words
Spanish word
mercantil
Pronunciation
IPA/meɾkanˈtil/
Meaning
- adjectivecommercial
Example
Buscan socios mercantiles para el proyecto.
They are looking for commercial partners for the project.
More examples
El negocio mercantil del barrio compite con las grandes cadenas.
The neighborhood's commercial enterprise competes with the large chains.
Core concept
Trade-related activity or institution.
Common phrases
socios mercantiles
commercial partners
negocio mercantil
commercial enterprise
Similar words
comercial: Concerned with selling or promoting goods and services to customers in markets.
mercante: Pertaining to merchants, merchant activity, or the work of individual traders.
empresarial: Connected with a company's strategy, management, and everyday business operations.
financiero: Related to banking, investments, money management, and financial transactions.
Definition in Spanish
Describe asuntos, entidades o actividades vinculadas al comercio y al intercambio de bienes.
Word origin
The adjective derives from medieval Latin mercantilis, from Latin merx 'goods' and mercator 'merchant', and originally referred to matters concerning merchants and trade.
Usage tips
- Used especially in legal and formal contexts (for example 'ley mercantil'), while 'comercial' or 'de negocios' is more natural in everyday speech.
Opposites
- públicopublicadjective
Related words
- mercantemerchantnoun
- mercantilmentecommerciallyadverb