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commercial

/kəˈmɝ.ʃəl/noun, adjective3 syllables

Commercial means: connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises.

Synonyms for commercial9

noun, as in a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television

commercial message

adjective, as in connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

commercialized, commercialised, mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking, technical

adjective, as in profit oriented

mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking

adjective, as in of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior

commercial-grade, inferior

Opposites of commercial

noncommercial

What does commercial mean?5

adjective

1

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises“commercial trucker”

2

profit oriented“a commercial book”

3

of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior“commercial grade of beef”

4

of or relating to commercialism“a commercial attache”

noun

1

a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with commercial?1

four syllables

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Commercial in a sentence

  • If it comes back from commercial, pause it.shekitten
  • In the case of commercial airplanes, private companies compete to sell their product.unknown
  • After the commercial break, we'll see the second part of the fight.mailohilohi
  • The documentary examines the creative and commercial value of this practice, called musical sampling.Cangarejo
  • After the commercials, we'll watch the second part of the fight.DJ_Saidez
  • She was so lachrymose, she cried at commercials for long-distance phone companies.flomper
  • Seven lucky dogs were chosen for the dog food commercial.Eccles17
  • You laugh your head off every time you see that stupid commercial.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of commercial

as a noun

plural
commercials