commercial

com-mer-cial · adjective, noun

imported

Definitions

adjective, noun

  1. 1.

    Relating to or engaged in commerce or trade.

  2. 2.

    A television or radio advertisement.

  3. 3.

    Making or intended to make a profit.

  4. 4.

    (of television or radio) Funded by advertising revenue.

  5. 5.

    (of a product) Suitable for or aimed at a mass market.

Forms

plural: commercials

Related words

Antonyms: noncommercial, nonprofit
See also: advertisement, business, commerce, trade
Synonyms: advertisement, business, mercantile, trade

Etymology

From Latin commercium ("trade") + -al. The noun sense referring to advertisements developed in the mid-20th century with the rise of broadcast advertising.