mercatura
From LSJ
τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mercātūra: ae, f. mercor,
I trade, traffic, commerce (class.).
I Lit.: mercatura autem, si tenuis est, sordida putanda est; sin magna et copiosa, non est admodum vituperanda, Cic. Off. 1, 42, 151: mercaturas facere, to follow the pursuits of trade, id. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 72.—
B Trop.: ad quos cum tanquam ad mercaturam bonarum artium sis profectus, to the purchase of, etc., Cic. Off. 3, 2, 6: utilitatum, id. N. D. 1, 44, 122.—
II Transf., goods, wares, merchandise (ante-Aug.), Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 51.
