English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Commerce Pronunciation
Commerce is pronounced KAH-mers, IPA /ˈkɑmɝs/.
KAH-mers
US /ˈkɑmɝs/ · UK /ˈkɒmɜːs/
Syllables: KAH · mers (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The buying and selling of goods and services on a large scale.
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Commerce in a Sentence
- The river carried most of the region's commerce.
- Online commerce changed the high street within a decade.
- He studied commerce before switching to law.
Common Mispronunciations of Commerce
Not kuh-MURS
The noun opens loud, KAH, unlike the adjective commercial, which waits for its second beat.
Not KAH-murs
The second syllable loses its strength, so mers is said with the weak er of butter rather than the firm ur of nurse.
Tip: Commerce starts loud but commercial does not, so the pair move their weight in opposite directions.
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