Commercial Heart Goods Economic Movie Adjective Bre Kəˈmɜːʃl

• 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)
• this book deals with the social, economic and political issues of the period.

commercial

1. connected with the buying and selling of goods and services
• 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)
• This book deals with the social, economic and political issues of the period.
• She had got into financial difficulties.
• Tokyo is a major financial centre.
• closer European monetary union
2. making or intended to make a profit
• The movie was not a commercial success (= did not make money).
• commercial baby foods
• the first commercial flights across the Atlantic
• The play was very successful on Broadway.
• The company has had another successful year.
• a highly profitable business
• The movie was not a commercial success (= made no profit).
• They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets.
• Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby.
3. more concerned with profit and being popular than with 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

Extra Examples

• The movie was not a commercial success.
• They are an educational charity, not a commercial publisher.
• They have offices in the commercial heart of the city.
• We manufacture commercial vehicles.