One hundred years ago, a group of 11 senators blocked a bill that would have allowed U.S. merchant ships to arm themselves against German U-boats as World War I raged in Europe. James Hohmann
NounMerchants traveled hundreds of miles to trade in the city. a family of wealthy merchants The town's merchants closed their shops during the parade. Prizes were given by local merchants.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Visa, Mastercard and American Express will add a new merchant category for firearms retailers, a victory for gun-control advocates who have pressed the financial industry to do more to help curb mass shootings.WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Anna married an Indiana dry goods merchant named Conrad Miller. John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022 Located in the McIntyre Historic District, the Ropes Mansion is an iconic building and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for having housed Nathaniel Ropes, a famous merchant and attorney in the 1700s.Seventeen, 6 Sep. 2022 True to its name, meaning spice merchant, spice blends and other ingredients are for sale.New York Times, 2 Sep. 2022 How, then, are the kind merchant Khalifa, his childhood friend Ilyas and Ilyas’ baby sister Afiya ever to walk with strength and confidence? Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 Two hours after speaking with Ars Technica on Thursday, a $44 charge was attempted against one of Fuchs' cards from a Shopify merchant, but it was declined. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 Since the two e-wallets are non-interoperable, customers can't initiate a payment using their WeChat mobile app and have the money deposited in a merchant's Alipay account. Percy Hung, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Faneuil Hall was named after Peter Faneuil, an 18th-century merchant who offered to build Boston a market building in 1740. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022
Adjective
OPay currently processes about 80% of bank transfers among mobile money operators in Nigeria and 20% of non-merchant point of sales transactions, Akpan said. Tope Alake, Bloomberg.com, 23 Dec. 2020 So basically merchant refineries should not be the ones that have to purchase these credits or blend the ethanol. Jacob Weisberg, Slate Magazine, 23 Aug. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English marchant, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *mercatant-, mercatans, from present participle of mercatare to trade, frequentative of Latin mercari — more at market