Komersyo

commercenoun

Alternative meanings

commerce; trade; commercial exchange; buying and selling; business activity

Pronunciation

koh-MER-syoh

Root and affixes

Adapted loanword from Spanish comercio. It is related to komersiyal, commercial, and komersiyante, merchant.

Variants or conjugations

komersyo; komersiyo; komersiyal; komersiyante

Related words and expressions

negosyo = business; patigayon = trade or business; merkado = market; baligya = sale or to sell; ekonomiya = economy

Meaning and usage notes

Komersyo is the direct form for commerce as an economic activity. For a specific business or company, negosyo may sound more natural.