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noncommercial

com·mer·cial
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-mur-shuh l]
    • /kəˈmɜr ʃəl/
    • /ˈnɒnkəmɜːʃl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-mur-shuh l]
    • /kəˈmɜr ʃəl/

Definitions of noncommercial word

  • adjective noncommercial of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce. 1
  • adjective noncommercial engaged in commerce. 1
  • adjective noncommercial 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 noncommercial able to yield or make a profit: We decided that the small oil well was not commercial. 1
  • adjective noncommercial suitable or fit for a wide, popular market: Communications satellites are gradually finding a commercial use. 1
  • adjective noncommercial suitable for or catering to business rather than private use: commercial kitchen design; commercial refrigeration. 1
See all 17 definitions of noncommercial

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Origin of noncommercial

First appearance:

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

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Parts of speech for Noncommercial

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Noncommercial

noncommercial 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.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Antonyms for noncommercial

adjective noncommercial

  • commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
  • in demand — popular, wanted, sought after
  • saleable — subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.
  • wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
  • mercantile — of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.
All 5 Antonyms of noncommercial

Top questions with noncommercial

  • what is commercial and noncommercial?
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  • public-access television

    a noncommercial system of broadcasting on television channels made available to independent or community groups for programs of general interest to the community.

  • big business

    Big business is business which involves very large companies and very large sums of money.

  • british broadcasting corporation

    the full name of the BBC, the official public broadcasting organization in the UK, which is funded by licence fees paid by everyone who uses a television receiver

  • canadian broadcasting corporation

    the noncommercial Canadian radio and television broadcasting company that provides programming in both English and French. Abbreviation: CBC, C.B.C.

  • commercialism

    Commercialism is the practice of making a lot of money from things without caring about their quality.
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