🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Agricoltura commerciale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Agricoltura commerciale

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Commercial Agriculture/kəˈmɜːrʃənl ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'agricoltura commerciale è in crescita in Italia."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Agricultural production primarily aimed at selling rather than for personal consumption.

    "The rise of commercial agriculture has transformed rural economies across the globe."
  2. 2

    Farming practices that focus on large-scale production of crops and livestock for profit.

    "Commercial agriculture often involves the use of advanced technology and large machinery."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'commercial agriculture' combines 'commercial', derived from the Latin 'commercium' meaning 'trade', and 'agriculture', from the Latin 'agricultura', meaning 'cultivation of the land'. This term evolved in the 19th century as agricultural practices shifted towards market-oriented production.

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