commercial

adjective

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com·mer·cial | \ kə-ˈmər-shəl

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

(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

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

noun

plural commercials

Definition of commercial (Entry 2 of 2)

: an advertisement included with another broadcast (as on radio, television, or a podcast)

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Other Words from commercial

Adjective

commerciality \ kə-ˌmər-shē-ˈa-lə-tē

\ noun

commercially \ kə-ˈmər-sh(ə-)lē

\ adverb

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

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