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commercial
As an adjective, the term distinguishes between activities driven by financial gain and those driven by artistic, academic, or personal motives. It often implies a shift toward mass appeal or standardization to ensure profitability, sometimes carrying a negative connotation of sacrificing quality for marketability.
As a noun, the word is predominantly used in North American English to describe a specific format of broadcast advertising. In other English dialects, such as British English, the term advertisement or advert is more common, while commercial specifically denotes the produced segment of the broadcast.
💬Casual Conversation
Just saw a commercial for that new AI coin. It's totally going to moon.
Stop falling for every ad you see and get a real job.
Meanings
Examples
Did you see that funny commercial for the new insurance company?
The city center is mostly dedicated to commercial use.
I hate it when a commercial interrupts the climax of the movie.
The artist refused to let her work be used for commercial purposes.
Wait, I think there is a commercial on right now.
They are converting the old warehouse into a commercial space.
The airline offers several commercial routes to Europe.
That commercial is so annoying that I want to change the channel.
He lacks the commercial instinct needed to run a successful startup.
Collocations & Compounds
commercial break
a pause in a program for advertisements
We can discuss this during the commercial break.
commercial property
land or buildings used for business
The investor bought several pieces of commercial property.
commercial viability
the ability of a project to make a profit
The studio questioned the commercial viability of the indie film.
commercial success
a product that makes a lot of money
The novel became a huge commercial success.
commercial flight
a flight operated by an airline for paying passengers
I prefer taking a commercial flight over a private jet.