commercial
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
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engaged in commerce.
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prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on salability, profit, or success.
a commercial product; His attitude toward the theater is very commercial.
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able to yield or make a profit.
We decided that the small oil well was not commercial.
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suitable or fit for a wide, popular market.
Communications satellites are gradually finding a commercial use.
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suitable for or catering to business rather than private use.
commercial kitchen design; commercial refrigeration.
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(of a vehicle or its use)
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engaged in transporting passengers or goods for profit.
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civilian and public, as distinguished from military or private.
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not entirely or chemically pure.
commercial soda.
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catering especially to traveling salespeople by offering reduced rates, space for exhibiting products, etc..
a commercial hotel.
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(in U.S. government grading of beef ) graded between standard and utility.
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paid for by advertisers.
commercial television.
noun
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Radio and Television. a paid advertisement or promotional announcement.
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(in U.S. government grading of beef )
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a low-quality grade of beef between standard and utility.
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a cut of beef of this grade.
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British Informal. a traveling salesperson.
adjective
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of, connected with, or engaged in commerce; mercantile
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sponsored or paid for by an advertiser
commercial television
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having profit as the main aim
commercial music
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(of goods, chemicals, etc) of unrefined quality or presentation and produced in bulk for use in industry
noun
Related Words
Commercial, mercantile refer to the activities of business, industry, and trade. Commercial is the broader term, covering all the activities and relationships of industry and trade. In a derogatory sense it may mean such a preoccupation with the affairs of commerce as results in indifference to considerations other than wealth: commercial treaties; a merely commercial viewpoint. Mercantile applies to the purchase and sale of goods, or to the transactions of business: a mercantile house or class.
Other Word Forms
- anticommercial adjective
- anticommercially adverb
- anticommercialness noun
- commerciality noun
- commercially adverb
- countercommercial adjective
- noncommercial adjective
- noncommercially adverb
- precommercial adjective
- procommercial adjective
- quasi-commercial adjective
- quasi-commercially adverb
- semicommercial adjective
- semicommercially adverb
- supercommercial adjective
- supercommercially adverb
- ultracommercial adjective
Etymology
Origin of commercial
Example Sentences
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Mammoth Mountain, the tallest commercial ski resort in California, could get up to 7 feet of snow this week, according to On the Snow, a website that tracks conditions at ski areas.
From Los Angeles Times
The company has a massive cloud base already, and Wedbush thinks 70% of this capacity will be used for AI for enterprise and commercial clients over the next three years.
From Barron's
When the former Nike executive signed on to oversee LA28’s commercial operations last year, he looked at the private organizing committee’s lofty financial goals with some concern.
From Los Angeles Times
Across the street, Shane Honey, 56, said nearly every commercial break on the news seems to feature someone asking if he was neglected at a juvenile hall.
From Los Angeles Times
New assessments have shifted the burden from downtown commercial properties to individual homeowners, and other taxing entities have asked for more money.
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