Commerce
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DOC
A licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"

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SWAP
Move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

GAME
An amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"

SALE
A particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"

DEAL
The act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"

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LABOR
Productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

WARES

GOODS

STUFF
Miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"

SALES
Income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

TRADE
The skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"

TRUCK
A handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects

STOCK
Any animals kept for use or profit

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MARKET
The world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace"

PUBLIC
Not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

BUYING
The act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"

DEMAND
The act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"

CUSTOM
Habitual patronage; "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"

BARTER
An equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"

RACKET
An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

DOINGS
Manner of acting or controlling yourself

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DEALING
The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

SELLING
The exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

FINANCE
The management of money and credit and banking and investments

TRADING
Buying or selling securities or commodities

CONTACT
Close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"

TRAFFIC
Social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

AFFAIRS
Transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"

DUMPING
Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market

AUCTION
The public sale of something to the highest bidder

VENDING
The act of selling goods for a living

CAPITAL
The upper part of a column that supports the entablature

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DEALINGS
Social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

PEDDLING
The act of selling goods for a living

DISPOSAL
The act or means of getting rid of something

CONTRACT
A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

CLOSEOUT
A sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock

BUSINESS
Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"

EXCHANGE
The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

RELATION
An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

INTIMACY
Close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"

INDUSTRY
The organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"

PURCHASE
The acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"

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CLOSENESS
Close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"

UNLOADING
The labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.

RELATIONS
Mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

COMMUNION
The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"

CONSUMING
Very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"

PATRONAGE
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

CLEARANCE
Permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land"

ECONOMICS
The branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

CUSTOMERS

CONTRACTS

REDUCTION
The act of decreasing or reducing something

MARKETING
Shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"

CLIENTAGE
Relation of a client to a patron

VENDITION
The act of selling goods for a living

CLIENTELE
Customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"

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MERCHANTRY

CONNECTION
The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"

PRODUCTION
The act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"

PURCHASING
The act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"

SOLICITING

BARGAINING
The negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement

ENTERPRISE
A purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

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MERCHANDISE
Commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"

NEGOTIATION
The activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms

INTERCHANGE
Mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

COMMODITIES

TRANSACTION
The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

INTERCOURSE
Communication between individuals

FAMILIARITY
An act of undue intimacy

UNDERTAKING
Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

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LAISSEZFAIRE
The doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs

MERCANTILISM
Transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

DISTRIBUTION
The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

RELATIONSHIP
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

TRANSACTIONS
A written account of what transpired at a meeting

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MERCHANDISING
The exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

INDUSTRIALISM
An economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship

COMMERCIALISM
Transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

COMMUNICATION
Something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

MANUFACTURING
The act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain"

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FREEENTERPRISE
An economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices

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COMMERCIALGOODS

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COMMERCEDEPARTMENT
The United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

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DEPARTMENTOFCOMMERCE
The United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913