chamber of commerce

noun phrase

: an association of businesspeople to promote commercial and industrial interests in the community

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Beirut’s chamber of commerce estimates that Lebanon’s GDP will contract by around nine percent this year, and the World Bank estimates that the country’s direct economic losses (including the cost of physical damage) amount to $8.5 billion. —

Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024 The shutdowns are causing losses of at least $25 million a day, according to the chamber of commerce. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024 In the 1950s, the city’s chamber of commerce leaned into atomic tourism, going so far as to issue a calendar for tourists with a bomb detonation schedule and viewing sites, according to PBS. —

Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 Attend local business meetups or chamber of commerce events regularly. —

Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chamber of commerce

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chamber of commerce was in 1683

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“Chamber of commerce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chamber%20of%20commerce. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.

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