Adjective mercantile has 3 senses
  1. mercantile - of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism; "mercantile theories"; "mercantile system"
  2. mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking - profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"
    Antonym: noncommercial (indirect, via commercial)
  3. mercantile - of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks
    Antonym:
    noncommercial (indirect, via commercial)
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