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Meaning of Mercantilism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. 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.
    countable, historical, uncountable
  2. 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.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية المذهب التجاري
Čeština merkantilismus
Deutsch Merkantilismus
Español mercantilismo
Suomi merkantilismi
Français mercantilisme
Gaeilge marsantachas
Italiano mercantilismo
日本語 重商主義
Қазақша меркантилизм
한국어 중상주의
Македонски меркантилизам
Nederlands mercantilisme
Português mercantilismo
Русский меркантилизм
Türkçe merkantilizm
Tiếng Việt chủ nghĩa trọng thương

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Mercantilist Mercantilistic mercantility mercaptal mercaptalbumin mercaptamine

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