commercial
commercial Lexical Profile
commercial Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Concerned with or engaged in commerce and trade.
"The port city has been a major center of commercial activity for centuries."
Intended to make a profit, or prioritizing financial gain over artistic quality or public service.
"The director's latest film was a massive commercial success despite lukewarm reviews from critics."
Produced in large quantities for industrial use rather than being highly purified for laboratory purposes (especially of chemicals or raw materials).
"The manufacturing plant purchases commercial grade ethanol in bulk for its cleaning processes."
• noun
A paid advertisement broadcast on television, radio, or digital streaming media.
"The company aired a memorable thirty-second commercial during the championship game."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French or directly from Late Latin commercialis, derived from Latin commercium ('trade, trafficking'), from com- ('together') and merx ('merchandise, wares'). The noun sense referring to a broadcast advertisement emerged in American English in the 1930s as a shortening of 'commercial message'.