commercial
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com·mer·cial
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Definition of commercial
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a(1)
: occupied with or engaged in commerce or work intended for commerce
a commercial artist
(2)
: of or relating to commerce
commercial regulations commercial services
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: characteristic of commerce
commercial weights
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: suitable, adequate, or prepared for commerce
found oil in commercial quantities
b(1)
: being of an average or inferior quality
commercial oxalic acid show-quality versus commercial cattle
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: producing artistic work of low standards for quick market success
2a
: viewed with regard to profit
a commercial success of no commercial value
b
: designed for a large market
commercial coffee production
3
: emphasizing skills and subjects useful in business
a commercial school
4
: supported by advertisers
commercial TV
commercial
nounDefinition of commercial (Entry 2 of 2)
: an advertisement on radio or television
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commerciality
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Synonyms & Antonyms for commercial
Synonyms: Adjective
corporate, marketable, mass-market, salable (or saleable)
Antonyms: Adjective
noncommercial, nonsalable, uncommercial, unmarketable, unsalable
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Examples of commercial in a Sentence
Adjective
Their music is too commercial. The average American sees and hears thousands of commercial messages each day.Noun
a commercial for a new kind of soap
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Starting in the late nineteenth century, women made up the majority of telephone-switchboard operators, but, when the new medium of commercial broadcast radio became popular, in the nineteen-twenties, womenâs voices fell out of favor. — Tina Tallon, The New Yorker, "A Century of âShrillâ: How Bias in Technology Has Hurt Womenâs Voices," 3 Sep. 2019 The killer was â see if this sounds familiar â well known to police, and well known to his neighbors as a raving lunatic who lived in a commercial shed without running water and at night fired his rifle into the darkness. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "How to Spot a Serious Gun-Crime Proposal," 3 Sep. 2019 That district is financed by neighborhood commercial property owners. — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "New production facility to bring 250 jobs to Century City Business Park on Milwaukee's north side," 3 Sep. 2019 During a recent public input meeting, Niles officials presented a tentative zoning proposal that would restrict the sale of recreational marijuana to certain commercial and industrial areas of the village. — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Niles proposes plan to allow marijuana sales but restrict locations," 26 Aug. 2019 And any such plan should take into consideration that Denver is surrounded by a sea of suburbs with open arms for commercial and industrial businesses that might be hardest-hit by such a tax. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, "Editorial: Proposed Denver pollution tax is not ready for prime time," 20 Aug. 2019 But commercial and industrial property owners would be required to pay more. — Los Angeles Times, "Proposition 13 treats all California property taxes the same. Voters could change that in 2020," 15 Aug. 2019 Global commercial real estate advisory firm Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) is pleased to announce that Downtown Music Holdings (Downtown) is relocating and expanding to 155 Avenue of the Americas. — Christian Saralegui, Billboard, "Publishing Briefs: Walshy Fire Inks Publishing Deal With Concord Music, Warner Chappell, Round Hill Create Global Partnership & More," 15 Aug. 2019 Like the original measure, the new one would lead to more frequent reassessments of commercial and industrial property. — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, "Prop. 13 reform measure pushed aside â backers seek new tax plan for businesses," 13 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
One of the last commercials presented the movie as the last big event of the summer box office that audiences shouldnât miss out on. — Chris Thilk, The Hollywood Reporter, "Lionsgate Bets on Durability of 'Angel Has Fallen' to Keep Franchise Going," 23 Aug. 2019 This piece of what has been termed psychedelic cinema follows a young director of commercials played by Fonda who goes an LSD trip together assisted by Dernâs character. — Carmel Dagan, chicagotribune.com, "Peter Fonda, star of âEasy Rider,â dies at 79," 15 Aug. 2019 Burger King is collecting customersâ guesses and plans to release the data in a new wave of commercials thatâll run later this summer in Sweden. — Sigal Samuel, Vox, "Can you taste the difference between plant-based meat and beef? Burger King Sweden is betting no.," 23 July 2019 One of the company's attention-getting commercials starring Kaepernick was just nominated for a 2019 Emmy. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "Colin Kaepernick's Nike commercial is nominated for an Emmy," 18 July 2019 But for now, bask in the glory of the commercials; enjoy the idea of a transparent iPhone; and gaze upon your current iPhone with disdain. — Ashley Carman, The Verge, "This video reimagines the iPhone as a retro Macintosh," 14 July 2019 Get a preview of the new H-E-B commercials with Hopkins and Watkins in the gallery above. — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, "Texans Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins star in new H-E-B commercials," 11 July 2019 One of the commercials in particular made the grave mistake of comparing Big Brother to Love Island. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'Big Brother' Fans Are Fuming Over a 'Love Island' Commercial," 10 July 2019 In its place the very disappointed young people and their families were treated to a never-ending run of commercials. — Sainted & Tainted Writers, Twin Cities, "Thanks, neighbor Peter, for comforting me when another neighborâs dog killed my little dog Bella," 22 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'commercial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for commercial
commercial
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of commercial
(Entry 1 of 2)
: related to or used in the buying and selling of goods and services
: concerned with earning money
: relating to or based on the amount of profit that something earns
commercial
noun