uncommercial

adjective un·com·mer·cial \ ˌən-kə-ˈmər-shəl \

|Updated on: 18 Jul 2018

Definition of uncommercial

1 : not engaged in or related to commerce

2 : not based on commercial principles

3 : not likely to result in financial success

an uncommercial book

Recent Examples of uncommercial from the Web

Though not necessarily natural allies, both Florida’s Dead Prez and Michigan’s Slum Village hit their creative strides around the turn of the millennium performing decidedly uncommercial hip-hop.

— New York Times, "14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 12 July 2018
Such doggedly uncommercial nerve backed by such a big studio.

— michael phillips, chicagotribune.com, "'Filmworker': A life lived in thrall to Stanley Kubrick," 31 May 2018
This relatively uncommercial platform for messaging and other digital interactions gives the group immense opportunities for the development of organizational structures.

— aliaksandr herasimenka, Washington Post, "What’s behind Alexei Navalny’s digital challenge to Vladimir Putin’s regime? Five things to know.," 23 Feb. 2018
Despite creating highly personal, rather uncommercial music that embraces a dark aesthetic, Chelsea Wolfe has received some high profile recognition lately.

— bryan reesman, Billboard, "Chelsea Wolfe on New Album 'Hiss Spun' & Tearing a Hole Through Perfection," 20 Sep. 2017
All showed genderless, experimental collections that provided a refreshingly uncommercial antidote to fashion week.

— malina joseph gilchrist and isabel wilkinson, New York Times, "The Top 10 Moments From New York Fashion Week," 19 Feb. 2016

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