mercantile agency
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mercantile agency
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Reflecting on this development, one 19th-century commentator quipped that “the mercantile agency might well be termed a bureau for the promotion of honesty.”
From Time
Dealers whom the mercantile agencies had secretly filled with alarm for the Cabot accounts had been subtly reassured.
From Project Gutenberg
They also to some degree supply the place of mercantile agencies and report financial standing of individuals, firms and companies upon solicitation.
From Project Gutenberg
It means the investment in a security for the strength of which the bank must depend on the word of note brokers, the rating of the mercantile agencies, or the opinion of some correspondent bank.
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The facts obtained by mercantile agencies are not public property.
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