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Commercial is an adjective describing something with money-making and marketing intentions. If you’re a bit of a book snob, steer clear of commercial fiction, which is written for the widest enjoyment.
The adjective commercial first appeared in the 1680’s, long before television commercials, which is probably what you think of when you hear the word. An al was added to commerce, and it meant "pertaining to trade." It wasn’t until the 1870's that commercial meant “done for the sake of financial profit,” and then later in the 1930's, the noun form was refined to describe “an advertisement broadcast on radio or TV.”
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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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Synonyms:
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commercialised, commercialized
organized principally for financial gain
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mercantile
relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
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mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking
profit oriented
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technical
resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations
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Antonyms:
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noncommercial
not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises
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blue-sky
without immediate commercial value
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non-profit-making, nonprofit
not commercially motivated
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uncommercial
not conducive to commercial success
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uncommercialised, uncommercialized
not having been commercialized
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commercialised, commercialized
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of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior“commercial grade of beef”“commercial oxalic acid”
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synonyms:
commercial-grade
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inferior
of low or inferior quality
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inferior
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of or relating to commercialism“a commercial attache”“commercial paper”“commercial law”
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a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
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synonyms:
commercial message
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types:
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infomercial, informercial
a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary
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type of:
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ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing
a public promotion of some product or service
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infomercial, informercial
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