uncommercial

[ uhn-kuh-mur-shuhl ]

adjective

1. not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
2. not in accordance with commercial principles or practices.
3. not producing or likely to produce a profit:

   an artistic but uncommercial film.

uncommercial

/ ˌʌnkəˈmɜːʃəl /

adjective

1. not concerned with commerce or trade
2. not in accordance with the aims or principles of business or trade

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncommercial¹

First recorded in 1760–70; un- ¹ + commercial

Example Sentences

When my uncommercial travels tend to this dismal spot, my comfort is its rickety state.

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Such are a few of the uncommercial journeys that I was forced to make, against my will, when I was very young and unreasoning.

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The blushing Uncommercial stands corrected, and amends the formula.

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Surely, it was the only public French sight these uncommercial eyes had seen, at which the expectant people did not form en queue.

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Disorderly pressure for some time ensued before the uncommercial unit got figured into the front row of the sum.

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