Commercial
11commercial — (adj.) 1680s, pertaining to trade, from COMMERCE (Cf. commerce) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Meaning paid for by advertisements (in reference to radio, TV, etc.) is from 1932; meaning done for the sake of financial profit (of art, etc.) is from 1871. The… …
12commercial — /comˈmɛrʃal, ingl. kəˈmYːʃəl/ [ propr. «commerciale»] s. m. inv. annuncio pubblicitario, spot, pubblicità …
13commercial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerned with or engaged in commerce. 2) making or intended to make a profit. 3) (of television or radio) funded by the revenue from broadcast advertisements. ► NOUN ▪ a television or radio advertisement. DERIVATIVES commerciality …
14commercial — ▪ I. commercial com‧mer‧cial 1 [kəˈmɜːʆl ǁ ɜːr ] adjective 1. COMMERCE relating to business and the buying and selling of goods and services: • Oran is a large commercial city on the coast. • protests against commercial development on green… …
15commercial — commercially, adv. /keuh merr sheuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of commerce. 2. engaged in commerce. 3. prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on salability, profit, or success: a commercial product; His… …
16commercial — [[t]kəmɜ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ commercials 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods. Docklands in its heyday was a major centre of industrial and commercial activity... Attacks were reported on… …
17commercial — 1 adjective 1 related to business and the buying and selling of goods and services: Our top priorities must be profit and commercial growth. 2 related to the ability of a product or business to make a profit: Gibbons failed to see the commercial… …
18commercial — I UK [kəˈmɜː(r)ʃ(ə)l] / US [kəˈmɜrʃ(ə)l] adjective *** 1) [usually before noun] relating to business a commercial transaction This property is suitable for domestic or commercial use. a) [only before noun] producing goods or services to sell… …
19commercial — 01. I always turn the sound off on the television when the [commercials] come on. 02. Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared in a television [commercial] for some kind of soup in Japan. 03. She studied [commerce] in school, and is now working in an… …
20commercial — com|mer|cial1 [ kə mɜrʃl ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun relating to business: a commercial transaction This land is zoned for residential or commercial use. a ) only before noun producing goods or services to sell: commercial whaling b… …
