Mercantilism: meaning, definitions and examples
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mercantilism
[ หmษหk(ษ)ntษชlษชz(ษ)m ]
economy
An economic theory and practice in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by the state to increase wealth and power.
Synonyms
commercialism, economic nationalism
Examples of usage
- England practiced mercantilism in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Mercantilism aimed to increase a nation's wealth by imposing government regulation on all of the nation's commercial interests.
Translations
Translations of the word "mercantilism" in other languages:
๐ต๐น mercantilismo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเฅเคฏเคพเคชเคพเคฐเคตเคพเคฆ
๐ฉ๐ช Merkantilismus
๐ฎ๐ฉ merkantilisme
๐บ๐ฆ ะผะตัะบะฐะฝัะธะปัะทะผ
๐ต๐ฑ merkantylizm
๐ฏ๐ต ้ๅไธป็พฉ (ใใ ใใใใใใ ใ)
๐ซ๐ท mercantilisme
๐ช๐ธ mercantilismo
๐น๐ท merkantilizm
๐ฐ๐ท ์ค์์ฃผ์ (้ๅไธป็พฉ)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงูู ุฑููุชูููุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ merkantilismus
๐ธ๐ฐ merkantilizmus
๐จ๐ณ ้ๅไธปไน (zhรฒng shฤng zhว yรฌ)
๐ธ๐ฎ merkantilizem
๐ฎ๐ธ kaupskaparstefna
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะผะตัะบะฐะฝัะธะปะธะทะผ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแ แแแแขแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ merkantilizm
๐ฒ๐ฝ mercantilismo
Word origin
The term 'mercantilism' originated in the late 18th century from French 'mercantilisme', which was derived from 'mercantile' meaning 'related to trade'. The concept of mercantilism was prevalent during the colonial era when European powers sought to control and exploit overseas territories for economic gain.