commercial
Use Commercial in a sentence
ʃəl 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.
a.
engaged in transporting passengers or goods for profit.
b.
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
12.
Radio and Television. a paid advertisement or promotional announcement.
13.
a.
a low-quality grade of beef between standard and utility.
b.
a cut of beef of this grade.
14.
British Informal. a traveling salesperson.
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Related forms
com·mer·cial·ly, adverb
an·ti·com·mer·cial, adjective
an·ti·com·mer·cial·ly, adverb
an·ti·com·mer·cial·ness, noun
coun·ter·com·mer·cial, adjective
non·com·mer·cial, adjective, noun
non·com·mer·cial·ly, adverb
pre·com·mer·cial, adjective
pro·com·mer·cial, adjective
qua·si-com·mer·cial, adjective
qua·si-com·mer·cial·ly, adverb
sem·i·com·mer·cial, adjective
sem·i·com·mer·cial·ly, adverb
su·per·com·mer·cial, adjective
su·per·com·mer·cial·ly, adverb
ul·tra·com·mer·cial, adjective
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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commercial (kəˈmɜːʃəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 5. | a commercially sponsored advertisement on radio or television |
| commerciality | |
| —n | |
| com'mercially | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
commercial
1680s, "pertaining to trade," from commerce + -al (1). Meaning "paid for by advertisements" (in ref. to radio, TV, etc.) is from 1932; meaning "done for the sake of financial profit" (of art, etc.) is from 1871. The noun meaning "an advertisement
broadcast on radio or TV" is from 1935. Related: Commercially.
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Example sentences
Lower flood risk with commercial flood insurance coverage to protect your business.
Seventy per cent of the trade is in textbooks, which leaves publishers a relatively small commercial market.
Sustainability options include university or foundation support, plus commercial partnerships.
But the powerful shock wave of energy travels rapidly through the ocean, sometimes as fast as a commercial jet.
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