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The act of selling goods or merchandise.
Il smercio di prodotti agricoli avviene al mercato locale.
The sale of agricultural products takes place at the local market.
Often used in commercial or legal contexts to refer to the transactional aspect of selling.
A market or outlet where goods are sold.
Hanno aperto un nuovo smercio di prodotti biologici.
They opened a new outlet for organic products.
Less common; typically used in reference to a physical location.
'Smercio' refers to selling, while 'smaltimento' means disposal or waste management. Do not confuse the two.
Reserve 'smercio' for contexts involving legal, commercial, or technical sales. For casual contexts, use 'vendita' or 'commercializzazione'.
From the Latin 'merx' (merchandise) via the verb 'mercari' (to trade). The '-cio' suffix is a nominalization indicating the act or result of the action.
Prefer 'vendita' in everyday contexts. 'Smercio' is more formal and often used in legal, commercial, or technical writing.