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COMMERCIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
Synonyms:
commercial; commercial message
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("commercial" is a kind of...):
ad; advert; advertisement; advertising; advertizement; advertizing (a public promotion of some product or service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "commercial"):
infomercial; informercial (a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary)
Derivation:
commercial (connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
Example:
commercial diamonds
Classified under:
Similar:
commercialised; commercialized (organized principally for financial gain)
mercantile (relating to or characteristic of trade or traders)
mercantile; mercenary; moneymaking (profit oriented)
technical (resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations)
Attribute:
commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
Antonym:
noncommercial (not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises)
Derivation:
commerce (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
commercial (a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior
Example:
commercial oxalic acid
Synonyms:
commercial; commercial-grade
Classified under:
Similar:
inferior (of low or inferior quality)
Derivation:
commerce (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to commercialism
Example:
commercial law
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
commerce (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
Derivation:
commerce (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
Context examples:
To me it would seem only a commercial exchange, in which each wished to be benefited at the expense of the other.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
It has a very unique smell and taste and is used in commercial products (for example, mothballs).
(Camphor, NCI Dictionary)
A unique numeric code assigned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prescription drugs and insulin products manufactured, prepared, processed, or propagated by registered establishments for commercial distribution.
(FDA National Drug Code, NCI Thesaurus)
Fiscal support for research from industry, government, or non-commercial, non-governmental organizations.
(Funding, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
A commercial combination preparation, by Vicks, containing acetaminophen, dextromethorphan hydrobromide and doxylamine succinate used to relieve symptoms of cold and flu.
(Nyquil, NCI Thesaurus)
An organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes.
(Nonprofit Organization, NCI Thesaurus)
A commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities.
(Order, NCI Thesaurus)
Palm kernel oil is commonly used as a commercial cooking oil due to its stability at high temperatures.
(Palm Kernel Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
Palm oil is commonly used as a commercial cooking oil due to its stability at high temperatures.
(Palm Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
Any of the sterile, commercial combination preparations, by Pfizer, containing neomycin sulfate and polymyxin B sulfate, as the main active ingredients, for ophthalmic treatments.
(Neosporin Ophthalmic, NCI Thesaurus)
