uncommercialadj.
/ˌʌnkəˈməːʃl/, /ˌʌŋkəˈməːʃl/, U.S. /ˌənkəˈmərʃəl/ (un- prefix1 1.)
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society > trade and finance > [adjective] > relating to trade or commerce > not
uncommercial1766
1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. i. 11 The uncommercial genius of the people.
1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) III. 116 There reigned at that time so much honesty and simplicity in this un-commercial island, that [etc.].
1860 C. Dickens in All Year Round 18 Feb. 392/1 (title) The Uncommercial Traveller.
1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 271 Cordova..is the quiet, uncommercial centre of an excellent wheat and olive country.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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