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Oxford-Cambridge PHD linguist's definitions

Merchantalism

Mer-chant-a-lism, an economic theory developed in the 16th and 18th century that a nation should increase its wealth through trade.

Combination of the words merchant and ism
Merchantalism increased the wealth of nations through trade.
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