commercialadjective
uk/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/B2 related to buying and selling things:
disapproving used to describe a record, film, book, etc. that has been produced with the aim of making money and as a result has little artistic value
[ before noun ] A commercial product can be bought by or is intended to be bought by the general public.
C2 [ before noun ] used to refer to radio or television paid for by advertisements that are broadcast between and during programmes
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- Don't forget this is a commercial enterprise - we're here to make money.
- The council wants to put the bus service on a commercial footing.
- The protection of the Antarctic from commercial exploitation is an important goal of environmentalists.
- The drug is still being tested and will not go into commercial production for at least two years.
- A product as good as that is a guarantee of commercial success .
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Business - general words
- Age of Exploration
- B2B
- B2C
- back office
- big business
- deal
- devolution
- devolve
- devolve sth to sb
- fair trade
- globalization
- mass market
- mass market
- niche market
- offshore
- open market
- private
- private enterprise
- privately
- tender
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commercialnoun [ C ]
uk/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/B1 an advertisement that is broadcast on television or radio:
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Advertising and marketing
- ad
- ad agency
- adman
- advert
- advertise
- copywriter
- cross-promote
- cross-selling
- customer relationship management
- flier
- flyer
- freesheet
- mailshot
- ono
- overvalue
- own brand
- patter
- personal ad
- PR
- want ad
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