commercial

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: commercial messagecommercial-grade

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a commercially sponsored ad on radio or televisionSynonyms: commercial message

Adjective (3)

  1. connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises“commercial trucker”“commercial TV”“commercial diamonds”
  2. of or relating to commercialism“a commercial attache”“commercial paper”“commercial law”
  3. of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior“commercial grade of beef”“commercial oxalic acid”Synonyms: commercial-grade
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Commercial \Com*mer"cial\, a. [Cf. F. commercial.] Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations. "Princely commercial houses." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Commercial college, a school for giving instruction in commercial knowledge and business.

Commercial law. See under Law.

Commercial note paper, a small size of writing paper, usually about 5 by 71/2 or 8 inches.

Commercial paper, negotiable paper given in due course of business. It includes bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank checks, etc.

Commercial traveler, an agent of a wholesale house who travels from town to town to solicit orders.

Syn: See Mercantile. [1913 Webster]

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