commerciality

[ kuh-mur-shee-al-i-tee ]

/ kəˌmɜr ʃiˈæl ɪ ti /

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noun

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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Origin of commerciality

First recorded in 1860–65; commercial + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM commerciality

an·ti·com·mer·ci·al·i·ty, nounnon·com·mer·ci·al·i·ty, noun

Words nearby commerciality

commercial code, commercial college, commercial credit, commercial fertilizer, commercialism, commerciality, commercialization, commercialize, commercial law, commercial paper, commercial pilot

How to use commerciality in a sentence

He was a brilliant student, yet of a commerciality of mind that equalled that of any Jewish student in the class.
Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow