commercial

[ kuh-mur-shuh l ]

/ kəˈmɜr ʃəl /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.

engaged in commerce.

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.

able to yield or make a profit: We decided that the small oil well was not commercial.

suitable or fit for a wide, popular market: Communications satellites are gradually finding a commercial use.

suitable for or catering to business rather than private use: commercial kitchen design; commercial refrigeration.

(of a vehicle or its use)

engaged in transporting passengers or goods for profit.
civilian and public, as distinguished from military or private.

not entirely or chemically pure: commercial soda.

catering especially to traveling salespeople by offering reduced rates, space for exhibiting products, etc.: a commercial hotel.

(in U.S. government grading of beef) graded between standard and utility.

paid for by advertisers: commercial television.

noun

Radio and Television. a paid advertisement or promotional announcement.

(in U.S. government grading of beef)

a low-quality grade of beef between standard and utility.
a cut of beef of this grade.

British Informal. a traveling salesperson.

Words nearby commercial

commentate, commentative, commentator, commerce, commerce city, commercial, commercial agency, commercial art, commercial attaché, commercial bank, commercial break

Origin of commercial

First recorded in 1680–90; commerce + -ial

OTHER WORDS FROM commercial

com·mer·cial·ly, adverban·ti·com·mer·cial, adjectivean·ti·com·mer·cial·ly, adverban·ti·com·mer·cial·ness, noun

coun·ter·com·mer·cial, adjectivenon·com·mer·cial, adjective, nounnon·com·mer·cial·ly, adverbpre·com·mer·cial, adjectivepro·com·mer·cial, adjectivequa·si-com·mer·cial, adjectivequa·si-com·mer·cial·ly, adverbsem·i·com·mer·cial, adjectivesem·i·com·mer·cial·ly, adverbsu·per·com·mer·cial, adjectivesu·per·com·mer·cial·ly, adverbul·tra·com·mer·cial, adjective

synonym study for commercial

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.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for noncommercial

As young adult fiction becomes more R-rated with each passing year, Nancy remains resolutely asexual and noncommercial.
The Books Powerful Women Love|Hugh Ryan|April 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It will be noted that the most important articles in this range are articles of a noncommercial type.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
Noncommercial — You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for noncommercial (1 of 2)

noncommercial

/ (ˌnɒnkəˈmɜːʃəl) /

adjective

not of, connected with, or involved in commercenoncommercial organizations

British Dictionary definitions for noncommercial (2 of 2)

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, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012