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commercial
[ kuh-mur-shuhl ]
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.
commercial
/ kəˈmɜːʃəl; kəˌmɜːʃɪˈælɪtɪ /
adjective
- of, connected with, or engaged in commerce; mercantile
- sponsored or paid for by an advertiser
commercial television
- having profit as the main aim
commercial 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
- commerciality, noun
- dzˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- dz·c· adverb
- t·dz·c adjective
- anti·dz·c· adverb
- t·dz·c·ness noun
- dzܲt·dz·c adjective
- ԴDzcdz·c adjective noun
- nondz·c· adverb
- cdz·c adjective
- cdz·c adjective
- ܲȴ-dz·c adjective
- quasi-dz·c· adverb
- i·dz·c adjective
- semi·dz·c· adverb
- p·dz·c adjective
- super·dz·c· adverb
- ܱt·dz·c adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of commercial1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
As they grow, they can sap the water of oxygen, killing marine life and harming commercial fisheries, and poison the food chain for animals such as sea lions.
He was accused of giving Oricom the "heads up" with information to give them a "commercial advantage" to secure business.
Among the key elements of the new plan are reconfiguring academic units and professional services, securing more commercial finance and consolidating efficiencies.
The EU's Court of Justice said the scheme "amounts to rendering the acquisition of nationality a mere commercial transaction".
According to sources, the couple do not use HRH in commercial or public settings - and this was only a private use of the title and was for a gift given more than a year ago.
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