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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Nationally, a third of commercial contractors reported being affected by immigration-enforcement actions in the past six months, according to a January report by trade group Associated General Contractors of America.
The division’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization grew 10% on sales volume growth and improved commercial terms.
What if next year, we make the Super Bowl three quarters and the commercial breaks 15 minutes long?
From Los Angeles Times
As commercial airlines continue to chase large volumes of passengers, private jet makers are focusing on a much smaller but far richer group of customers.
From BBC
Over the past year there has been a big rise in the number of oil tankers and other commercial ships being abandoned around the world by their owners.
From BBC
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