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commercial

[kuh-mur-shuhl] / kəˈmɜr ʃəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerning business, marketing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
economic financial monetary profit-making profitable wholesale
STRONG
commissary exchange market merchandising retail retailing sales supplying trade trading
WEAK
across the counter bartering fiscal for sale in demand in the market marketable mercantile pecuniary popular saleable wholesaling
Antonyms
WEAK
noncommercial not-for-profit
ADJECTIVE
intended for financial gain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
monetary money-making
STRONG
investment mercenary
WEAK
Wall Street exploited for profit materialistic pecuniary profitmaking venal
Antonyms
WEAK
noncommercial not-for-profit

Example Sentences

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Rowell, originally from Sunderland, worked as a DJ for commercial radio station GWR FM in the late 1980s and 1990s, before joining HTV West, now ITV West Country.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

However, commercial flying is the safest form of transportation per capita and per mile, followed by train and bus travel.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The company uses a variety of commercial LLMs and its own custom model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The 32-year-old clothier regularly navigates chaotic traffic to deliver luxury clothes and footwear to customers across the megacity of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“I’ll miss hearing the adhan and the neighbor’s roosters. And eating these mangos. And even that annoying commercial for tissue paper that comes on TV all the time.”

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan