kereskedelmi

Kereskedelmi is a Hungarian adjective meaning commercial or trade-related. It describes activities, organizations, or institutions that are engaged in buying, selling, distributing goods and services, or operating within the market economy. The noun form is kereskedelem, which means trade or commerce. Kereskedelmi is commonly used in compound terms such as kereskedelmi bank (commercial bank), kereskedelmi vállalat or kereskedelmi társaság (commercial enterprise or trading company), kereskedelmi tevékenység (commercial activity), kereskedelmi forgalom (turnover), kereskedelmi szerződés (commercial contract), and kereskedelmi egyezmény (trade agreement). It also appears in expressions like kereskedelmi szolgáltatások (commercial services), highlighting market-oriented or sales-focused functions.

In legal and administrative contexts, kereskedelmi is used to classify business activities and sectors, distinguishing trade and distribution activities from manufacturing or public services. The term is widespread in business, economics, and law and is found in official terminology as well as everyday language.

Linguistic notes: kereskedelmi is derived from kereskedelem and is typically used to modify nouns to specify that the described activity or entity relates to commerce. It should not be confused with kereskedelem as the general noun for trade, but functions to describe the commercial aspect of a wide range of concepts.

See also: kereskedelem, kereskedelmi bank, kereskedelmi vállalat, trade, commerce.