commercial

/kə'mə:ʃl/

Thân thiện

A commercial for a new toy plays on the television.

Definition

1. 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.

2. 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

• Adjective: Business, trade, mercantile, profit-oriented, retail.
• Noun: Advertisement, ad, spot.

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.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Noun

1. a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television

Từ đồng nghĩa

• commercial-grade
• commercial message