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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“Some of these things are really unproven, uncommercial kinds of technologies,” Kelley says.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 6, 2023
Like the Delta blues or Yellowstone National Park, baseball is as indelibly American as it is painfully uncommercial.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 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
My ugly face, my lack of height, my uncommercial songs.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2018
The door of another oven, or stove, about to be cooled and emptied, was opened from above, for the uncommercial countenance to peer down into.
From The Uncommercial Traveller by Dickens, Charles
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