commercial
1 of 2adjective
com·mer·cial kə-ˈmər-shəl 
1
a(1)
: occupied with or engaged in commerce or work intended for commerce
a commercial artist
(2)
: of or relating to commerce
commercial regulations
commercial services
(3)
: characteristic of commerce
commercial weights
(4)
: suitable, adequate, or prepared for commerce
found oil in commercial quantities
b(1)
: being of an average or inferior quality
commercial oxalic acid
show-quality versus commercial cattle
(2)
: producing artistic work of low standards for quick market success
2
a
: viewed with regard to profit
a commercial success
of no commercial value
b
: designed for a large market
commercial coffee production
3
: emphasizing skills and subjects useful in business
a commercial school
4
: supported by advertisers
commercial TV
commerciality
kə-ˌmər-shē-ˈa-lə-tē
noun commercially
kə-ˈmər-sh(ə-)lē
adverb commercial
2 of 2noun
plural commercials
: an advertisement included with another broadcast (as on radio, television, or a podcast)
Synonyms
Adjective
- corporate
- marketable
- mass-market
- salable
- saleable
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Adjective Their music is too commercial. The average American sees and hears thousands of commercial messages each day. Noun a commercial for a new kind of soap
Recent Examples on the Web
Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Where many saw a run-down commercial space, Mejia envisioned not only a plant shop, but a safe place for the community to gather. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 The campus will also include working artist-in-residence studios, event and gallery space, an outdoor courtyard along College Street, and about 16,000 square feet of commercial space for local arts and cultural organizations, officials said. Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2022 The group is also proposing 250,000 square feet of commercial space concentrated in a central public plaza. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Axiom Space has four private missions planned to the ISS aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsules, but is also looking to send up the first of several modules to connect to the ISS that will become its own commercial space aboard. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 Two years and $221 million later, the Authority assures us, there’ll be a new park, albeit with less green space, more commercial space from which to extract rents, and new and improved trees. Jon Pepper, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 The first phase of PORTICO has 12,000 square feet of commercial space on two floors fronting Fairhope Avenue and is fully leased. Kathy Jumper, al, 28 Aug. 2022 The reality is that commercial space has already won the rocket wars. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2022 Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 So pure love is something that spans the cosmic chasm between an orange juice commercial and infinity? Chris Richards, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022 This new 2022 re-election commercial is about just one thing: crushing Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 3 July 2022 In this screen capture, actor Jon Heder stands in an animated commercial promoting Brigham Young University. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022 The iPhone in this commercial has a traditional notch rather than the new pill-and-hole design. Chris Smith, BGR, 28 May 2022 As an epic-sized commercial for movies, the Oscars just don’t often make good television. New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022 Kunis is also back in action this year for an AT&T commercial with Kutcher’s ex-wife, Demi Moore. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022 Watch Kidman's first AMC Theatres commercial above. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Adjective
The project also will include two one-story buildings with 38,000 square feet of commercial space. Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Where many saw a run-down commercial space, Mejia envisioned not only a plant shop, but a safe place for the community to gather. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 The campus will also include working artist-in-residence studios, event and gallery space, an outdoor courtyard along College Street, and about 16,000 square feet of commercial space for local arts and cultural organizations, officials said. Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2022 The group is also proposing 250,000 square feet of commercial space concentrated in a central public plaza. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Axiom Space has four private missions planned to the ISS aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsules, but is also looking to send up the first of several modules to connect to the ISS that will become its own commercial space aboard. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 Two years and $221 million later, the Authority assures us, there’ll be a new park, albeit with less green space, more commercial space from which to extract rents, and new and improved trees. Jon Pepper, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 The first phase of PORTICO has 12,000 square feet of commercial space on two floors fronting Fairhope Avenue and is fully leased. Kathy Jumper, al, 28 Aug. 2022 The reality is that commercial space has already won the rocket wars. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2022 Noun
And in fact, despite the fact that our, our watchdog reporting illuminates this, our, our listeners might have caught this exact commercial at the beginning of this podcast. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 So pure love is something that spans the cosmic chasm between an orange juice commercial and infinity? Chris Richards, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022 This new 2022 re-election commercial is about just one thing: crushing Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 3 July 2022 In this screen capture, actor Jon Heder stands in an animated commercial promoting Brigham Young University. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022 The iPhone in this commercial has a traditional notch rather than the new pill-and-hole design. Chris Smith, BGR, 28 May 2022 As an epic-sized commercial for movies, the Oscars just don’t often make good television. New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022 Kunis is also back in action this year for an AT&T commercial with Kutcher’s ex-wife, Demi Moore. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022 Watch Kidman's first AMC Theatres commercial above. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
see commerce entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Noun
1935, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing commercial
Kids Definition
commercial 1 of 2
noun
com·mer·cial kə-ˈmər-shəl
: an advertisement broadcast on radio or television
commercial
2 of 2adjective
1
: having to do with the buying and selling of goods and services
2
: used to earn a profit
a commercial jet
Legal Definition
commercial
adjective
com·mer·cial
: of or relating to commerce
commercial regulations
commercial 1 of 2
adjective
as in corporate
fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale the commercial fare produced by the Hollywood movie studios Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- corporate
- marketable
- mass-market
- saleable
- salable
- wholesale
- mass-produced
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- noncommercial
- unmarketable
- uncommercial
- unsalable
- nonsalable
commercial
2 of 2noun
as in advertisement
Synonyms & Similar Words
- advertisement
- ad
- promotion
- advertising
- marketing
- publicity
- message
- billboard
- propaganda
- puffery
- spot
- hype
- poster
- banner
- plug
- publication
- sign
- ballyhoo
- placard
- broadcast
- bill
- word
- pronouncement
- bulletin
- release
- newscast
- testimonial
- dispatch
- report
- ink
- story
- write-up
- get quite a hammering
- get ready
- get ready, get set, go
- get real
- get religion
- get rich quick
- get rid of
- get right
- get robbed
- get rolling
- get round
- get round (to)
- get round to
- get round to (something)
- get round to something
- get scared
- get shot of
- get smart with
- get some sun
- get someone good
- get someone noticed
- get someone or something wrong
- get someone out of
- get someone out of something
- get someone out of trouble