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commerce meaning in Sanskrit

वाणिज्य vāṇijya

/ˈkɒ.mɜːs//ˈkɑ.mɚs/

commerce in Sanskrit: वाणिज्य (vāṇijya). In English, commerce means the exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

Sanskrit words for commerce

large scale trade
वाणिज्य vāṇijya

English meaning of commerce

  1. noun The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
  2. noun Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
  3. noun Sexual intercourse.
  4. noun An 18th-century French card game in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

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Questions about commerce in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of commerce in Sanskrit?
Commerce in Sanskrit is वाणिज्य (vāṇijya).
commerce इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Commerce: वाणिज्य (vāṇijya).
What does commerce mean in English?
Commerce means the exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: commerce (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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