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mercātūra

mercātūra · f

trade, traffic, commerce

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What it meant

mercātūra — Lewis & Short

mercātūra, ae, f.mercor,

I trade, traffic, commerce (class.).

I Lit.: mercatura autem, si tenuis est, sordida putanda est; sin magna et copiosa, non est admodum vituperanda, Cic. Off. 1, 42, 151: mercaturas facere, to follow the pursuits of trade, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 72.—

B Trop.: ad quos cum tanquam ad mercaturam bonarum artium sis profectus, to the purchase of, etc., Cic. Off. 3, 2, 6: utilitatum, id. N. D. 1, 44, 122.—

II Transf., goods, wares, merchandise (ante-Aug.), Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 51.

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