commercial
[ kuh-mur-shuhl ]
/ kəˈmɜr ʃəl /
adjective
noun
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1. 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.
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commercial
/ (kəˈmɜːʃəl) /
adjective
of, connected with, or engaged in commerce; mercantile
sponsored or paid for by an advertisercommercial television
having profit as the main aimcommercial music
(of goods, chemicals, etc) of unrefined quality or presentation and produced in bulk for use in industry
noun
a commercially sponsored advertisement on radio or television
Derived forms of commercial
commerciality (kəˌmɜːʃɪˈælɪtɪ), nouncommercially, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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