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commercial

com·mer·cial

UK/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/ US/kəˈmɝ.ʃəl/ common slang
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

  • “commercial trucker”
  • “commercial TV”
  • “commercial diamonds”
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2.

of or relating to commercialism

  • “a commercial attache”
  • “commercial paper”
  • “commercial law”
3.

of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior

  • “commercial grade of beef”
  • “commercial oxalic acid”
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noun

1.

a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television

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Origin

From French commercial (“of, or pertaining to commerce”), from Late Latin commercialis, from Latin commercium.

Phrases

  • asset-backed commercial paper
  • commercial at
  • commercial bank
  • commercial banking
  • commercial break
  • Commercial End
  • commercial invoice
  • commercial law
  • commercial letter of credit

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