un·com·mer·cial

[uhn-kuh-mur-shuhl]
adjective
1.
not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
2.
not in accordance with commercial principles or practices.
3.
not producing or likely to produce a profit: an artistic but uncommercial film.

Origin:
1760–70; un-1 + commercial

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uncommercial (ˌʌnkəˈmɜːʃəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not concerned with commerce or trade
2.  not in accordance with the aims or principles of business or trade

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Example sentences
Lurking behind many such corporate tussles is another uncommercial animal: government.
And yet something about the style, as uncommercial as it may seem, has clicked with designers.
He makes them primarily for himself, often in uncommercial sizes, and he can be ambivalent about selling them.
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