Commercial meaning

What does “commercial” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“commercial” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television.

commercial

noun

  1. a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television

adjective

  1. connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

    “commercial trucker”

    “commercial TV”

    Oppositesnoncommercial
  2. of or relating to commercialism

    “a commercial attache”

    “commercial paper”

  3. of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior

    “commercial grade of beef”

    “commercial oxalic acid”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University