'mercantilism' definitions:
Definition of 'mercantilism'
(from WordNet)
noun
An economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests [syn: mercantilism, mercantile system]
noun
Transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) [syn: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism]