mercantilism
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mercantile + -ism.
Noun
[edit]mercantilism (countable and uncountable, plural mercantilisms)
- (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.
- (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.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade
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the economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French mercantilisme. By surface analysis, mercantil + -ism.
Noun
[edit]mercantilism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | mercantilism | mercantilismul |
| genitive-dative | mercantilism | mercantilismului |
| vocative | mercantilismule | |
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