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mercantilism

/mɚˈkæntəˌlɪzəm/ · 12 letters · 10 distinct letters

  1. noun

    an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests

  2. noun

    transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

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