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Definition of commercial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

commercial

adjective
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/kəˈmɜːʃl/
 
/kəˈmɜːrʃl/
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  1.  
     [usually before noun] connected with the buying and selling of goods and services
    • residential and commercial properties
    • a commercial building/development
    • (especially North American English) commercial real estate
    • commercial activities
    • They have offices in 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)
    Synonyms economiceconomicfinancial ▪ commercial ▪ monetary ▪ budgetaryThese words all describe activities or situations that are connected with the use of money, especially by a business or country.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 got into financial difficulties.
    • Tokyo is a major financial centre.
    commercial connected with the buying and selling of goods and services.monetary (formal or finance) connected with money, especially all the money in a country:
    • closer European monetary union
    budgetary (finance) connected with a budget (= the money available or a plan of how it will be spent).    Patterns
    • economic/​financial/​commercial/​monetary/​budgetary affairs/​decisions
    • the economic/​financial/​commercial/​budgetary climate
    • the economic/​financial/​commercial side of something
    • a(n) economic/​financial/​commercial centre
    Topics Businessb1
  2.  
     [only before noun] making or intended to make a profit
    • The movie was not a commercial success (= did not make money).
    • Risks arise when state-owned enterprises begin operating as commercial entities.
    • policies to attract new industrial or commercial enterprises
    • They are keen to see the technology licensed for commercial use.
    • The data cannot be used for commercial purposes.
    • The newspaper is acting solely in its own commercial interests.
    • commercial baby foods
    • the first commercial flights across the Atlantic
    Synonyms successfulsuccessfulprofitable ▪ commercial ▪ lucrative ▪ economicThese words all describe somebody/​something that is making or is likely to make money.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.
    economic (often used in negative sentences) (of a process, business or activity) producing enough profit to continue:
    • Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby.
    Patterns
    • a successful/​profitable/​lucrative business
    • a successful/​profitable/​lucrative year
    • a(n) commercial/​economic success
    Extra Examples
    • His first jobs were in the commercial sector.
    • They are an educational charity, not a commercial publisher.
    • The decision has been made on a purely commercial basis.
    Topics Businessb1
  3. (disapproving) more interested in profit and being popular than in 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
See commercial in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee commercial in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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