Meaning
commerce, trade
- commerce, trade, business
In a sentence
Il commercio online cresce ogni anno in Italia.
Online commerce grows every year in Italy.
Hai mai lavorato nel commercio di vestiti?
Have you ever worked in the clothing trade?
Il commercio estero è molto importante per il paese.
Foreign trade is very important for the country.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| commercio | masculine · singular |
| commerci | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use commercio for trade or the commercial sector; use negozio for a shop and azienda/impresa for a company.
- In retail contexts, al dettaglio means retail and all'ingrosso means wholesale; commercio alone is broader.
- Common in formal or economic contexts: commercio estero, camera di commercio. In casual speech, business may be rendered as affari or lavoro.