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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
The standard license plate, used to connect registered vehicles to their owners, is issued to all passenger vehicles, including commercial motor vehicles, motorcycles, permanent trailers, trailer coaches and park trailers.
It has also developed standards for deployment to support volunteers and commercial operators to follow an agreed set of standards.
But just when the central characters’ fascinating messiness achieves peak interest, you realize this movie’s earnest commercial shimmer is never going to segue into a denser, darker poetry.
The problem, he says, was a record label who'd pushed him in a more commercial direction.
Will Laing, a research analyst at Newmark Group, a specialist in commercial real estate, said warehouses in Northamptonshire are likely to keep getting bigger, as occupiers seek to expand and improve performance.
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