commercial
pronunciation
How to pronounce commercial in British English:
UK [kəˈmɜːʃl]
How to pronounce commercial in American English:
US [kəˈmɜːrʃl]
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- Noun:
- a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
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- Adjective:
- connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
- of or relating to commercialism
- of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior
Word Origin
- commercial (adj.)
- 1680s, "pertaining to trade," from commerce + -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. Related: Commercially.
- commercial (n.)
- "an advertisement broadcast on radio or TV," 1935, from commercial (adj.).
Example
- 1. Commercial vehicles would access low-earth orbit .
- 2. His business suffered amid the crunch in commercial real estate .
- 3. The system has commercial uses , too .
- 4. Pupils use this to submit homework . Listen to pupil produced & commercial podcasts and watch videos .
- 5. A commercial for a line of anatomically revealing women 's jeans ?