commercial

[ kuh-mur-shuh l ]
/ kəˈmɜr ʃəl /

adjective

noun

Origin of commercial

First recorded in 1680–90; commerce + -ial

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM commercial

Words nearby commercial

commentate, commentative, commentator, commerce, commerce city, commercial, commercial agency, commercial art, commercial attaché, commercial bank, commercial break

Example sentences from the Web for noncommercial

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  • Noncommercial — You may not use this work for commercial purposes.

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British Dictionary definitions for noncommercial (1 of 2)

noncommercial
/ (ˌnɒnkəˈmɜːʃəl) /

adjective

not of, connected with, or involved in commerce noncommercial organizations

British Dictionary definitions for noncommercial (2 of 2)

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

Derived forms of commercial

commerciality (kəˌmɜːʃɪˈælɪtɪ), noun commercially, adverb