Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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importation | Yes | No | No | No |
mercantilism | Yes | No | No | No |
importation (noun) | mercantilism (noun) |
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the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country | an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests |