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MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant,
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MODERN
modern marchand; from
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LAT
Lat. mercari, to
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TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
TRADE, BOARD OF
trade, merx, goods, merchandise) , a trader, one who

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BUYS

buys and sells goods for profit . The

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TERM

term is now usually confined to a wholesale dealer or one who trades on an extended

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scale with

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FOREIGN

foreign countries .

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