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
Examples of noncommercial in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Although the internet was very small and restricted to noncommercial use, Mr. Lynch was convinced of its ultimate commercial potential.
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Katie Hafner, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The letter was also signed by the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology as well as the Organization for Transformative Works, which operates popular noncommercial fanfiction site AO3.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 29 Feb. 2024
Proudfoot: The short documentary is noncommercial in its aim.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
The case was the first in a series of serious near-collisions involving commercial and noncommercial flights on or near the runways of major US airports.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
Still others are attracted to the unusual character of noncommercial species.
—Jill Draper, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
An individual user might make a case with a particular instance of potential infringement that their specific use of, for example, a character from Dune was for satire or criticism, or their own noncommercial purposes.
—Gary Marcus, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2024
Helping new and rediscovered work through that bottleneck is one of the things the noncommercial theater does best.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
These noncommercial drivers log long miles, sometimes in inefficient vehicles like SUVs and trucks, guzzling serious amounts of gas and producing a lot of carbon dioxide.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 25 June 2023
Katie Hafner, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
The letter was also signed by the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology as well as the Organization for Transformative Works, which operates popular noncommercial fanfiction site AO3.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 29 Feb. 2024
Proudfoot: The short documentary is noncommercial in its aim.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
The case was the first in a series of serious near-collisions involving commercial and noncommercial flights on or near the runways of major US airports.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
Still others are attracted to the unusual character of noncommercial species.
—Jill Draper, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
An individual user might make a case with a particular instance of potential infringement that their specific use of, for example, a character from Dune was for satire or criticism, or their own noncommercial purposes.
—Gary Marcus, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2024
Helping new and rediscovered work through that bottleneck is one of the things the noncommercial theater does best.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
These noncommercial drivers log long miles, sometimes in inefficient vehicles like SUVs and trucks, guzzling serious amounts of gas and producing a lot of carbon dioxide.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 25 June 2023
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“Noncommercial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncommercial. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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