merchant

noun (merchant, merchants); adjective (merchant ship, merchant navy)

«merchant» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A merchant is a person who buys and sells goods to make money, a trader. tree →
In old times merchants sailed or travelled far to trade cloth, spices and gold. tree →
A merchant ship carries goods for trade, not soldiers. tree →

In the lessons

a person who buys, sells, makes profit or loss; prices and amounts of goods; in history and stories merchants travel, trade and get rich or lose everything; in everyday life we say shopkeeper or seller more often

Examples

A merchant buys 20 bags of rice for 5 dollars each. tree →
He sells them for 7 dollars each. tree →
What is his profit? tree →
The merchant has 300 metres of cloth. tree →
Merchants carried silk and spices along long roads. tree →
The merchant ship sailed into the harbour. tree →
In the story, a poor boy became a rich merchant. tree →
The merchant weighed the tea on his scales. tree →
The merchants considered for some time. tree →

Note

A seller: profit = selling price minus cost price, × number of items. Trap: the profit on each bag is the difference, not the selling price. If he sells for less than he paid, it is a loss.

In Jewish tradition

Examples

And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. (Torah GEN.23.16, JPS 1917) tree →
Will they part him among the merchants? (Writings JOB.40.30, JPS 1917) tree →
She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar. (Writings PRO.31.14, JPS 1917) tree →
She maketh linen garments and selleth them; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. (Writings PRO.31.24, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A seller: profit = selling price minus cost price, × number of items. Trap: the profit on each bag is the difference, not the selling price. If he sells for less than he paid, it is a loss.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «merchant» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «merchant» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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