mercantilism

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English

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Etymology

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From mercantile +‎ -ism.

Noun

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mercantilism (countable and uncountable, plural mercantilisms)

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  1. (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.
  2. (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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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French mercantilisme. By surface analysis, mercantil +‎ -ism.

Noun

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mercantilism n (uncountable)

  1. mercantilism

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