Mercantilism - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Mercantilism :  (noun)
1: an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests [syn: mercantile system]
2: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) [syn: commerce, commercialism]

Example Usage of Mercantilism

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