Commercial Adjective Kəˈmɜːʃl Kəˈmɜːrʃl Residential Properties Building/Development Real

• residential and commercial properties
• a commercial building/development
• commercial real estate
• commercial activities

commercial

1. connected with the buying and selling of goods and services
• residential and commercial properties
• a commercial building/development
• commercial real estate
• commercial activities
• They have offices in the commercial heart of the city.
• She is developing the commercial side of the organization.
• a commercial vehicle (= one that is used for carrying goods or passengers who pay)
2. making or intended to make a profit
• The movie was not a commercial success (= did not make money).
• Risks arise when state-owned enterprises begin operating as commercial entities.
• policies to attract new industrial or commercial enterprises
• They are keen to see the technology licensed for commercial use.
• The data cannot be used for commercial purposes.
• The newspaper is acting solely in its own commercial interests.
• commercial baby foods
• the first commercial flights across the Atlantic

Extra Examples

• His first jobs were in the commercial sector.
• They are an educational charity, not a commercial publisher.
• The decision has been made on a purely commercial basis.
3. more interested in profit and being popular than in quality
• Their more recent music is far too commercial.
• The show was unashamedly commercial, with little artistic merit.
4. paid for by the money charged for broadcasting advertisements
• a commercial radio station/TV channel