English word mercantilism comes from English mercantile, English -ism
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| mercantile | English (eng) | (economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.. (economics) Of or relating to mercantilism. |
| -ism | English (eng) | (medicine) Used to form names of conditions or syndromes. Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.. Used to form names of ideologies expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class within the concept expressed by the root word, or a [...] |
| mercantilism | English (eng) | (economics) 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.. (historical, economics) 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. |