commercial
[ kuh-mur-shuh l ]
/ kəˈmɜr ʃəl /
adjective
noun
synonym study for commercial
1.
Commercial,
mercantile refer to the activities of business, industry, and trade.
Commercial is the broader term, covering all the activities and relationships of industry and trade. In a derogatory sense it may mean such a preoccupation with the affairs of commerce as results in indifference to considerations other than wealth:
commercial treaties; a merely commercial viewpoint.
Mercantile applies to the purchase and sale of goods, or to the transactions of business:
a mercantile house or class.
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commercial
/ (kəˈmɜːʃəl) /
adjective
of, connected with, or engaged in commerce; mercantile
sponsored or paid for by an advertiser
commercial television
having profit as the main aim
commercial music
(of goods, chemicals, etc) of unrefined quality or presentation and produced in bulk for use in industry
noun
a commercially sponsored advertisement on radio or television