commercial

¹com·mer·cial

adjective \kə-ˈmər-shəl\

Definition of COMMERCIAL

1

a (1) : occupied with or engaged in commerce or work intended for commerce <a commercial artist> (2) : of or relating to commerce <commercial regulations> (3) : characteristic of commerce <commercial weights> (4) : 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> (2) : producing artistic work of low standards for quick market success

2

a : viewed with regard to profit <a commercial success>

b : designed for a large market

3

: emphasizing skills and subjects useful in business <a commercial school>

4

: supported by advertisers <commercial TV>

— com·mer·ci·al·i·ty \kə-ˌmər-shē-ˈa-lə-tē\ noun

— com·mer·cial·ly \-ˈmər-sh(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of COMMERCIAL

1. Their music is too commercial.
2. The average American sees and hears thousands of commercial messages each day.

First Known Use of COMMERCIAL

1598

Related to COMMERCIAL

Synonyms

corporate, marketable, mass-market, salable (or saleable)

Antonyms

noncommercial, nonsalable, uncommercial, unmarketable, unsalable

Related Words

mass-produced, wholesale

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Rhymes with COMMERCIAL

inertial

²commercial

noun

Definition of COMMERCIAL

: an advertisement on radio or television

Examples of COMMERCIAL

1. a commercial for a new kind of soap

First Known Use of COMMERCIAL

1935

Other Broadcasting Terms

continuity, dissolve, fade, feed, remote, residual, spike, wipe