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Robert L. Baumann CFP (R)
Financial Advisor & Investment Plan W Lake Village CA Call 818-991-8871
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Financial Advisor & Investment Plan W Lake Village CA Call 818-991-8871
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com⋅mer⋅cial
[kuh-mur-shuh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | of, pertaining 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)
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| 8. | not entirely or chemically pure: commercial soda. |
| 9. | catering esp. 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
| 12. | Radio and Television. a paid advertisement or promotional announcement. |
| 13. | (in U.S. government grading of beef)
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| 14. | British Informal. a traveling salesperson. |
Related forms:
com⋅mer⋅cial⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. 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.
1. 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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| com·mer·cial (kə-mûr'shəl) adj.
com·mer'cial·ly adv. |
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Commercial
Com*mer"cial\, a. [Cf. F. commercial.] Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations. "Princely commercial houses." --Macaulay. Commercial college, a school for giving instruction in commercial knowledge and business. Commercial law. See under Law. Commercial note paper, a small size of writing paper, usually about 5 by 71/2 or 8 inches. Commercial paper, negotiable paper given in due course of business. It includes bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank checks, etc. Commercial traveler, an agent of a wholesale house who travels from town to town to solicit orders. Syn: See Mercantile.
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Language Translation for : commercial
Spanish:
comercial,
German:
Geschäfts-…,
Japanese:
商業の
Commercial
A term used to refer to any party or organization involved in producing, transporting, or merchandising a commodity.
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A commercial plays an active role in the future and forward markets, ranging from the initial production to the final sales.
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Main Entry: com·mer·cial
Function: adjective
: of or relating to commerce <commercial regulations> —com·mer·cial·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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