how to pronounce commerce

/ˈkɑːmɚs/

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commerce is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of commerce in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… to engage in commerce and to engage in …”

meaning of commerce

Commerce is the activity of buying and selling goods and services.

commerce frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word commerce occurs in english on average 7.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.