commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

natural philosophy, physical science, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"