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merchanting

merchanting is the present participle and gerund of merchant.

Meaning of merchant

Verb

merchant (third-person singular simple present merchants, present participle merchanting, simple past and past participle merchanted)

  1. As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
    • a merchanting service

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Questions about merchanting

What is merchanting the present participle and gerund of?
Merchanting is the present participle and gerund of merchant.

Words near merchanting in the dictionary

  1. merchanted
  2. merchantess
  3. merchantesses
  4. merchanthood
  5. merchantile
  6. merchanting
  7. merchantish
  8. merchantlike
  9. merchantly
  10. merchantman
  11. merchantmen

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