noncommercial
adjective
non·com·mer·cial
ˌnän-kə-ˈmər-shəl 
: not commercial: such as
a
: not occupied with or engaged in commerce
noncommercial motor vehicles
b
: not of or relating to commerce
restricted to noncommercial use
c
: not supported by advertisers
noncommercial community television
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In fact, Magnus attributes Wikipedia’s success to four factors: its community, its firm editing policies, the ability to review a page’s entire history and the noncommercial nature of the site.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
The annual pass typically covers all passengers in a noncommercial vehicle.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
The satellite embedding dataset is available through the Earth Engine Data Catalog, which is free for noncommercial use.
—Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2025
Saatchi insists the project is noncommercial, and an academic and research exercise.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
The annual pass typically covers all passengers in a noncommercial vehicle.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
The satellite embedding dataset is available through the Earth Engine Data Catalog, which is free for noncommercial use.
—Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2025
Saatchi insists the project is noncommercial, and an academic and research exercise.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for noncommercial
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“Noncommercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncommercial. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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