Commercial Definition

kə-mûrshəl
commercials
adjective
Of or relating to commerce.
A commercial loan; a commercial attaché.
American Heritage
Of or connected with commerce or trade.
Webster's New World
Of or having to do with stores, office buildings, etc.
Commercial property.
Webster's New World
Of a lower grade, or for use in large quantities in industry.
Commercial sulfuric acid.
Webster's New World
Having profit as a chief aim.
A commercial publisher.
American Heritage
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noun
commercials
A paid advertisement.
Webster's New World
An advertisement in audio or video form.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • plug
  • commercial announcement
  • message from the sponsor
  • commercial message

Other Word Forms of Commercial

Noun

Singular:
commercial
Plural:
commercials

Origin of Commercial

  • commerce +‎ -ial. From French commercial (“of, or pertaining to commerce”).

    From Wiktionary

Commercial Sentence Examples

  • The capital was the center of the commercial activities.

  • He continued the agitation with the object of attaining both the political and commercial independence of Hungary.

  • In addition to the storage buildings, he owns an insurance agency, a bank and a bunch of commercial real estate.

  • Numerous small islands lie off the western coast, but none has any commercial importance.

  • It sits among joining street shops in a quaint commercial area.

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