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mercantilism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɝkənˌtaɪlˌɪzəm/ (US)
• /ˈmɜːkəntɪlɪzəm/ (UK)
• /mɝˈkæntɪlɪzəm/ (US)
• /ˈmɝkəntɪlɪzəm/ (US)
• /ˈmɝkənˌtilˌɪzəm/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin mercor Latin mercantem Italian mercante Latin -īlemder. Italian -ile Italian mercantilebor. French mercantilebor. English mercantile Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English mercantilism From mercantile + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, historical, uncountable) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.
2. (countable, uncountable) The theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of trade is unchangeable.

Forms

Deriveds

neomercantilism

Relateds

mercantilist · merchant · mercantilistic

Translations (53)

sk merkantilizmus (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · bg меркантилизъм (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · lv merkantilisms (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · fa سوداگرایی (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · sq merkantilizmi (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · ca mercantilisme (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · kk меркантилизм (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · tg меркантилизм (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · lt merkantilizmas (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · ast mercantilismu (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · pl merkantylizm (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · it mercantilismo (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · pl merkantylizm (the economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital) · ka მერკანტილიზმი (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · mk меркантилизам (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · sv merkantilism (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · is merkantílismi (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · gl mercantilismo (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · ta வணிகவாதம் (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · fr mercantilisme (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · et merkantilism (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · be меркантылізм (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · uz merkantilizm (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · da merkantilisme (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · hy մերկանտիլիզմ (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · ko 중상주의 (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · eo merkantilismo (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · ms merkantilisme (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · az merkantilizm (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · cmn 重商主義 /重商主义 (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · vi chủ nghĩa trọng thương (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · cs merkantilismus (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · ky меркантилизм (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · no merkantilisme (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · th ลัทธิพาณิชยนิยม (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · ja 重商主義 (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · pt mercantilismo (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · tk merkantalizm (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · ru меркантилизм (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · ro mercantilism (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · hu merkantilizmus (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · mn меркантилизм (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · nl mercantilisme (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · sl merkantilizem (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · ga marsantachas (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · es mercantilismo (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · eu merkantilismo (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · tr merkantilizm (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · he מרקנטיליזם (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · fi merkantilismi (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · id merkantilisme (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · uk меркантилізм (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) · de Merkantilismus (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade)