mercantilism
/ˈmɜːkəntɪlɪzəm/noun
mass noun
1- belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism营利主义; 商业主义。
1.1
- chiefly historical the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism〈主史〉重商主义（一种经济学理论, 认为贸易产生财富且受顺差积累刺激, 政府应采取保护主义促进之）。
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