"commercial" meaning in English

See commercial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəˈmɜːʃəl/ [UK], /kəˈmɝʃəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-commercial.ogg [US] Forms: commercial [positive], more commercial [comparative], most commercial [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is commercial, it is related to buying, selling, trading and money. Synonyms: business, economic
    Sense id: simple-commercial-en-adj-oBhxVS-J

Noun

IPA: /kəˈmɜːʃəl/ [UK], /kəˈmɝʃəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-commercial.ogg [US] Forms: commercial [singular], commercials [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A commercial is an advertisement on TV or radio.
    Sense id: simple-commercial-en-noun-pSJ2Y~ws
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      "form": "more commercial",
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    },
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      "form": "most commercial",
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        {
          "text": "Education is much more difficult than many industrial and commercial processes to measure."
        },
        {
          "text": "There is too much fishing, both commercial fishing and sport fishing."
        }
      ],
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        },
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        }
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    }
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      "tags": [
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          "text": "The actress recently appeared in a TV commercial for Meadowcup butter."
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      "form": "commercial",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "more commercial",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most commercial",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "Education is much more difficult than many industrial and commercial processes to measure."
        },
        {
          "text": "There is too much fishing, both commercial fishing and sport fishing."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        },
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        }
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      "form": "commercial",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "commercials",
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        {
          "text": "The actress recently appeared in a TV commercial for Meadowcup butter."
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