uncommercial
Americanadjective
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not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
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not in accordance with commercial principles or practices.
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not producing or likely to produce a profit.
an artistic but uncommercial film.
adjective
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not concerned with commerce or trade
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not in accordance with the aims or principles of business or trade
Etymology
Origin of uncommercial
First recorded in 1760–70; un- 1 + commercial
Example Sentences
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Great artists major in defiance and minor in delusion: You will want to see what I have to offer, and love it, even if it is unfamiliar, disquieting and as ravishingly uncommercial as “Architecton.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
“Some of these things are really unproven, uncommercial kinds of technologies,” Kelley says.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 6, 2023
It also seemed a decidedly uncommercial undertaking, utterly lacking in romance or action.
From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022
He summed up what he called "the Channel 4 magic" as "purposeful programming which is thought-provoking and uncommercial, paid for by popular successes."
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2021
I was enchanted with Sydney—even with the narrow and twisted thoroughfares that are the mock of all good Melbournites; they give "bits" of architectural composition delightful to the uncommercial eye.
From Thirty Years in Australia by Cambridge, Ada
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