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US
/kəˈmɝʃəɫ/
]
[ UK /kəmˈɜːʃəl/ ]
[ UK /kəmˈɜːʃəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior
commercial oxalic acid
commercial grade of beef -
of or relating to commercialism
commercial paper
commercial law
a commercial attache -
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
commercial TV
commercial diamonds
commercial trucker
NOUN
- a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
How To Use commercial In A Sentence
- My poor Lirriper was a handsome figure of a man, with a beaming eye and a voice as mellow as a musical instrument made of honey and steel, but he had ever been a free liver being in the commercial travelling line and travelling what he called a limekiln road — “a dry road, Emma my dear,” my poor Lirriper says to me, “where I have to lay the dust with one drink or another all day long and half the night, and it wears me Emma” — and this led to his running through a good deal and might have run through the turnpike too when that dreadful horse that never would stand still for a single instant set off, but for its being night and the gate shut and consequently took his wheel, my poor Lirriper and the gig smashed to atoms and never spoke afterwards. Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
- Of all types of commercially based American music, jazz is the one that has most consistently fostered musical artistry on a high level.
- The blogosphere, meanwhile, is beginning to show signs of commercial acumen: "Lots of bloggers, over time, make a good living – perhaps a couple of hundred thousand dollars a year from advertising. Author Don Tapscott on the growing influence of public participation
- The livestock scheme is run on commercial lines rather than donations. Times, Sunday Times
- Mr. Lennon said appraisers can sit down and come up with an inherent commercial value for a patent "based on how much in damages a person could collect, analyzing profitability in the market of a product and how much is sold. Contenders to Line Up for Nortel Patents
- Manure worms (also called brandlings, red wigglers, or angleworms) and red worms live in organic debris and are the preferred types for commercial bait production and composting.
- American bittersweet is valued for its glossy green summer foliage followed by orange and red fruits and seeds, and several landscape cultivars are commercially marketed.
- Tenants have to pay this but if a commercial property is empty for more than three months the landlord is liable. Times, Sunday Times
- Will commercial vehicle operators buy long-lasting, reliable but expensive quality tyres, or cheap, short-life imports and re-moulds?
- At the school, freshers receive customized technical and non-technical training designed to meet both company and commercial requirements, while keeping market trends in focus.