commercially
Americanadverb
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in a way that involves or relates to commerce.
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in a way that caters to business rather than private use.
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on a channel or platform paid for by advertisers.
Example Sentences
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The team then performed laboratory experiments using commercially available human cancer cells.
From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026
But the EU executive said "at this stage it cannot propose a legal obligation to keep video games playable after they stop being provided commercially" due to existing intellectual property rights and copyright law.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
Some circuitry inside interceptors is considered commercially obsolete, forcing the U.S. to rely on expensive equipment from foreign suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
He genuinely liked the material, and he liked the way we were ascending, building our audience and growing creatively and commercially.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
At the opposite extreme, the largest Polynesian island, New Zealand, is an old, geologically diverse, continental fragment of Gondwanaland, offering a range of mineral resources, including commercially exploitable iron, coal, gold, and jade.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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