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- [kuh-mur-shuh l]
- /kəˈmɜr ʃəl/
- /kəˈmɜːʃl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-mur-shuh l]
- /kəˈmɜr ʃəl/
Definitions of commercial word
- adjective commercial Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods. 3
- adjective commercial Commercial organizations and activities are concerned with making money or profits, rather than, for example, with scientific research or providing a public service. 3
- adjective commercial A commercial product is made to be sold to the public. 3
- adjective commercial A commercial vehicle is a vehicle used for carrying goods, or passengers who pay. 3
- adjective commercial Commercial television and radio are paid for by the broadcasting of advertisements, rather than by the government. 3
- adjective commercial Commercial is used to describe something such as a film or a type of music that it is intended to be popular with the public, and is not very original or of high quality. 3
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Origin of 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 Commercial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
commercial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for commercial
adj commercial
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- financial — pertaining to monetary receipts and expenditures; pertaining or relating to money matters; pecuniary: financial operations.
- wholesale — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- economic — of or relating to the science of economics.
noun commercial
- advertisement — An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
- ad — You use AD in dates to indicate the number of years or centuries that have passed since the year in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been born. Compare BC.
- infomercial — a long commercial that informs or instructs, especially in an original and entertaining manner: an infomercial on making Christmas decorations using the sponsor's brand of glue.
- advert — An advert is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
- trailer — a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road. Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
adjective commercial
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- for-profit — (of a business or institution) initiated or operated for the purpose of making a profit: for-profit hospitals.
- marketing — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- bartering — Present participle of barter.
Antonyms for commercial
adj commercial
- noncommercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- not-for-profit — nonprofit.
adjective commercial
- charitable — A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
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