commercial

/kə'mə:ʃl/

Definition

Adjective:
- Related to commerce or business: Pertaining to the buying and selling of goods and services, or to business activities in general.
- Intended for or involved in making a profit: Designed for or resulting in financial gain, as opposed to artistic, charitable, or non-profit purposes.
- Of average or inferior quality for mass sale: Describing goods produced in large quantities for the general market, often implying a standard rather than premium quality.
Noun:
- An advertisement on television or radio: A paid promotional message broadcast on radio or television.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- The city's commercial district is full of shops and offices.
- The film was a commercial success, earning millions at the box office.
- This is a commercial variety of roses, not a rare species.
Noun:
- During the break, they aired a funny commercial for soda.
- The company spent a fortune on a new television commercial.

Advanced Usage

"Commercial break": The period during a television or radio program when advertisements are shown.
- The movie was interrupted by a long commercial break.
"Commercial vehicle": A vehicle used for transporting goods or fare-paying passengers as a business.
- You need a special license to drive a commercial vehicle.
"Commercial law": The body of law that governs business and commercial transactions.
- She is a lawyer specializing in commercial law.

Variants and Related Words

Commercialize (verb): To manage or exploit something in a way designed to make a profit.
- Some argue that festivals have become too commercialized.
Commercialism (noun): The emphasis on maximizing financial profit, especially in culture.
- The commercialism of the holiday season is often criticized.
Commercially (adverb): In a way that relates to commerce or is aimed at financial success.
- The product is not yet commercially available.

Synonyms

Related Phrases

Commercial property: Land or buildings used for business purposes.
- He invests in commercial property like office buildings.
Commercial flight: A flight operated by an airline for paying passengers.
- We took a commercial flight from New York to London.

Idioms

"Commercial sense": Sound judgment from a business or financial perspective.
- The decision made perfect commercial sense for the company.

Adjective

of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior
- commercial grade of beef
- commercial oxalic acid
of or relating to commercialism
- a commercial attache
- commercial paper
- commercial law
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
- commercial trucker
- commercial TV
- commercial diamonds

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