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anti-commercial

an·ti-com·mer·cial
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee kuh-mur-shuh l]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti kəˈmɜr ʃəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee kuh-mur-shuh l]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti kəˈmɜr ʃəl/

Definitions of anti-commercial word

  • adjective anti-commercial of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce. 1
  • adjective anti-commercial engaged in commerce. 1
  • adjective anti-commercial prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on salability, profit, or success: a commercial product; His attitude toward the theater is very commercial. 1
  • adjective anti-commercial able to yield or make a profit: We decided that the small oil well was not commercial. 1
  • adjective anti-commercial suitable or fit for a wide, popular market: Communications satellites are gradually finding a commercial use. 1
  • adjective anti-commercial suitable for or catering to business rather than private use: commercial kitchen design; commercial refrigeration. 1

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Origin of anti-commercial

First appearance:

before 1680
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; commerce + -ial

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Anti-commercial

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anti-commercial popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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