- 1[usually before noun] connected with the buying and selling of goods and services the commercial heart of the city She is developing the commercial side of the organization. a commercial vehicle (= one that is used for carrying goods or passengers who pay) commercial baby foods the first commercial flights across the Atlantic Thesauruseconomic
- financial
- commercial
- monetary
- fiscal
- economic connected with the trade, industry, and development of wealth of a country, an area, or a society:This book deals with the social, economic, and political issues of the period.
- financial connected with money and finance:She had gotten into financial difficulties. Tokyo is a major financial center.
- commercial connected with the buying and selling of goods and services:We rent both commercial and residential properties.
- monetary (formal or finance) connected with money, especially all the money in a country:The Federal Reserve Bank controls monetary policy in the U.S.
- fiscal (finance) connected with government or public money, especially taxes:The fiscal year begins in July.
- economic/financial/commercial/monetary/fiscal affairs/decisions
- the economic/financial/commercial/fiscal climate
- the economic/financial/commercial side of something
- an economic/financial/commercial center
- 2[only before noun] making or intended to make a profit The movie was not a commercial success (= did not make money). Thesaurussuccessful
- profitable
- commercial
- lucrative
- successful making a lot of money, especially by being popular:The play was very successful on Broadway. The company has had another successful year.
- profitable making a profit:a highly profitable business
- commercial [only before noun] making or intended to make a profit:The movie was not a commercial success (= made no profit).
- lucrative (of business or work) producing or paying a large amount of money; making a large profit:They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets.
- a successful/profitable/lucrative business
- a successful/profitable/lucrative year
- 3(disapproving) more concerned with profit and being popular than with quality Their more recent music is far too commercial. The show was unashamedly commercial, with little artistic merit.
- 4(of television or radio) paid for by the money charged for broadcasting advertisements a commercial radio station/TV channel Topic CollocationsTelevisionwatching
- watch television/TV/a show/a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
- see an ad/a commercial/the news/the weather
- catch/miss a show/a program/an episode/the news
- pick up/reach for/grab/lose the remote (control)
- change channels
- surf (through)/flip through the channels
- sit in front of/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
- have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
- show a program/a documentary/an ad/a commercial/a prime-time sitcom/drama
- run an ad/a commercial/a movie
- broadcast/air/repeat a show/a program/a documentary/an episode/a series
- go out/air/be recorded live
- attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
- be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics
- get (low/high) ratings
- be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show
- take part in a call-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
- host a show/a program/a series/a game show/a quiz show/a (late-night/daytime) talk show
- be/become/work as a talk-show host/sports commentator/news anchor
- present the news
- appear/perform live (on TV)
- do/film/make a show/a program/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial
- work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
- write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series
NAmE//kəˈmərʃəli//
adverb commercially produced/grown/developed The product is not yet commercially available. His invention was not commercially successful. Designers are becoming more and more commercially minded.See commercial in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: commercial