commercially
Americanadverb
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in a way that involves or relates to commerce.
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in a way that caters to business rather than private use.
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on a channel or platform paid for by advertisers.
Example Sentences
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The race to bring air travel to the sky is heating up as Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation and Toyota launch a joint venture to commercially produce air taxis.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Stellantis is sourcing parts that eliminate all those wires and boxes for the vehicles it plans to sell commercially.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Microsoft said it was sharing all of its data with the US defence agency Darpa for independent arbitration but has claimed some of it is too commercially sensitive to publish more widely.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
The team then performed laboratory experiments using commercially available human cancer cells.
From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026
At the opposite extreme, the largest Polynesian island, New Zealand, is an old, geologically diverse, continental fragment of Gondwanaland, offering a range of mineral resources, including commercially exploitable iron, coal, gold, and jade.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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