commerciality

American  

[kuh-mur-shee-al-i-tee] / kəˌmɜr ʃiˈæl ɪ ti /

noun

1. commercial quality or character; ability to produce a profit.

   Distributors were concerned about the film's commerciality compared with last year's successful pictures.

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Other Word Forms

• anticommerciality noun
• noncommerciality noun

Etymology

Origin of commerciality

First recorded in 1860–65; commercial + -ity

Example Sentences

I like to think it’s because two of the things that I really try to focus on are commerciality and authenticity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

In a research note, UBS economists said “the pace and potential size of such loans remain uncertain as banks will likely watch the commerciality and risks of such loans.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

But the technology will be a cash drain for investors until it gains commerciality - and the time estimate for it is unclear.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2022

But the celebrations were also awash with commerciality.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2021

It has been said that wood-engravers killed their own art so far as journalism was concerned by their surrender to commerciality with its frequent demand for the ready-to-hand rather than the superior thing.

From George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians by Wood, T. Martin