commercial activities
Buying and selling
Commercial activities are the buying, selling, and trading of goods and services for profit.
The phrase encompasses everything from retail transactions to wholesale distribution, advertising, and financial services.
It typically distinguishes profit-seeking enterprise from nonprofit, governmental, or purely personal pursuits: The zoning board restricted commercial activities in residential areas.
- raw materialsUnprocessed production inputs
- billAmount owed, written
- freightGoods being transported
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- accountingMaintaining financial records
card · profit margin · bottom line · retail · point of sale · assembly line · branding · warehousing · bulk order · market research · customs clearance · tax compliance · wholesale · licensing · budgeting · factory · cash · contracts
commercial activitiescharity work
Unpaid service helping others
charitable activities · pro bono work · missionary work · community service · public service
commercial activitiescivil service
Government's administrative workforce
public administration · military service · municipal services · civic duties · public works
commercial activitiesdomestic labor
Work maintaining a home
unpaid labor · leisure activities · homemaking · self-sufficiency · barter
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