comercio

trade

noun koh-MEHR-syoh Less Common

Origin: From Latin commercium.

Also means

shop

Usage Note

Comercio means commerce or trade in the abstract, and also a physical shop or retail outlet in everyday speech. The phrase libre comercio (free trade) is standard in economics. In Spain, comercio is a common term for any small shop: los comercios del barrio (the neighbourhood shops). The adjective is comercial and the verb comerciar (to trade).

Examples

"El comercio entre los dos países ha crecido."

Natural Translation

Trade between the two countries has grown.

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