cotton merchant

collocation in English

meaningsofcottonandmerchant

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cotton
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɒt.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.t̬ən/
the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and ...
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merchant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɜː.tʃənt/us
/ˈmɝː.tʃənt/
a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with ...
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(Definition ofcottonandmerchantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If one is acottonmerchant, one makes profits by supplying cotton, and profit is a very strong stimulus.
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If acottonmerchantdoes not supply cotton, he does not make any money.
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Shay, a local rag andcottonmerchant, lived nearby and worked out of an adjacent warehouse.
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Her father was acottonmerchant.
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Within the bourgeois class, the war enormously unified a unionist business class strengthening the position of industrialists and bankers, while that of the more conservative cotton merchants declined.
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Was the elimination of cotton merchants in this country actually discussed or not?
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Cotton merchants would not be able to sell their cotton outside either.
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Raw cotton merchants were often in a strong position and were inclined to act independently.
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Surely one thing that we can agree upon is that cotton merchants want to make money.
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Cotton merchants of the time became aware of the need for a trade organization to regulate cotton marketing in the city.
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