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commercial

[ kuh-mur-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
  2. engaged in commerce.
  3. 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.

  4. able to yield or make a profit:

    We decided that the small oil well was not commercial.

  5. suitable or fit for a wide, popular market:

    Communications satellites are gradually finding a commercial use.

  6. suitable for or catering to business rather than private use:

    commercial kitchen design; commercial refrigeration.

  7. (of a vehicle or its use)
    1. engaged in transporting passengers or goods for profit.
    2. civilian and public, as distinguished from military or private.
  8. not entirely or chemically pure:

    commercial soda.

  9. catering especially to traveling salespeople by offering reduced rates, space for exhibiting products, etc.:

    a commercial hotel.

  10. (in U.S. government grading of beef ) graded between standard and utility.
  11. paid for by advertisers:

    commercial television.



noun

  1. Radio and Television. a paid advertisement or promotional announcement.
  2. (in U.S. government grading of beef )
    1. a low-quality grade of beef between standard and utility.
    2. a cut of beef of this grade.
  3. British Informal. a traveling salesperson.

commercial

/ kəˈmɜːʃəl; kəˌmɜːʃɪˈælɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. of, connected with, or engaged in commerce; mercantile
  2. sponsored or paid for by an advertiser

    commercial television

  3. having profit as the main aim

    commercial music

  4. (of goods, chemicals, etc) of unrefined quality or presentation and produced in bulk for use in industry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a commercially sponsored advertisement on radio or television
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • commerciality, noun
  • dzˈ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • dz·c· adverb
  • t·dz·c adjective
  • anti·dz·c· adverb
  • t·dz·c·ness noun
  • dzܲt·dz·c adjective
  • ԴDzcdz·c adjective noun
  • nondz·c· adverb
  • cdz·c adjective
  • cdz·c adjective
  • ܲȴ-dz·c adjective
  • quasi-dz·c· adverb
  • i·dz·c adjective
  • semi·dz·c· adverb
  • p·dz·c adjective
  • super·dz·c· adverb
  • ܱt·dz·c adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of commercial1

First recorded in 1680–90; commerce + -ial
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Synonym Study

Commercial, mercantile refer to the activities of business, industry, and trade. Commercial is the broader term, covering all the activities and relationships of industry and trade. In a derogatory sense it may mean such a preoccupation with the affairs of commerce as results in indifference to considerations other than wealth: commercial treaties; a merely commercial viewpoint. Mercantile applies to the purchase and sale of goods, or to the transactions of business: a mercantile house or class.
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Example Sentences

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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.

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It has also developed standards for deployment to support volunteers and commercial operators to follow an agreed set of standards.

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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.

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The problem, he says, was a record label who'd pushed him in a more commercial direction.

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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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