mercantilism

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mercantilism - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mercantilism
      n 1: 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]
      2: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of
         supplying commodities (goods and services) [syn: commerce,
         commercialism, mercantilism]