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com·mer·cial
(kə-mûr′shəl)adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to commerce: a commercial loan; a commercial attaché.
b. Engaged in commerce: a commercial trucker.
2. Relating to or being goods that are produced and distributed in large quantities.
3.
a. Having profit as a chief aim: a commercial publisher.
b. Intended for or appealing to a large audience: commercial art.
4. Sponsored by an advertiser or paid for by advertising: commercial television.
n.
An advertisement in audio or video form.
com·mer′cial·ly adv.
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commercial
(kəˈmɜːʃəl)adj
1. (Commerce) of, connected with, or engaged in commerce; mercantile
2. (Marketing) sponsored or paid for by an advertiser: commercial television.
3. (Commerce) having profit as the main aim: commercial music.
4. (Commerce) (of goods, chemicals, etc) of unrefined quality or presentation and produced in bulk for use in industry
n
(Broadcasting) a commercially sponsored advertisement on radio or television
commerciality n
comˈmercially adv
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com•mer•cial
(kəˈmɜr ʃəl)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of commerce.
2. produced, marketed, etc., with emphasis on salability, profit, or the like: a commercial book.
3. able or likely to yield a profit.
4. suitable for a wide popular market: commercial uses for satellites.
5. engaged in, used for, or suitable to commerce or business, esp. of a public or nonprivate nature: commercial vehicles.
6. not entirely or chemically pure: commercial soda.
7. of or designating a grade of beef between standard and utility.
8. paid for by advertisers: commercial television.
n. 9. a paid advertisement or promotional announcement on radio or television.
[1680–90]
com•mer`ci•al′i•ty, n.
com•mer′cial•ly, adv.
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| Noun | 1. | commercial - a commercially sponsored ad on radio or televisionad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service infomercial, informercial - a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary |
| Adj. | 1. | commercial - connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds" noncommercial - not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises |
| 2. | commercial - of or relating to commercialism; "a commercial attache"; "commercial paper"; "commercial law" | |
| 3. | commercial - of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior; "commercial grade of beef"; "commercial oxalic acid" inferior - of low or inferior quality |
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commercial
adjective
1. mercantile, business, trade, trading, sales In its heyday it was a major centre of commercial activity.
2. profitable, popular, in demand, marketable, saleable Whether the project will be a commercial success is still uncertain.
3. materialistic, mercenary, profit-making, venal, monetary, exploited, pecuniary There's a feeling among a lot of people that music has become too commercial.
noun
1. advertisement, ad, advert The government has launched a campaign of television commercials and leaflets
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Translations
إِعْلَانإعْلان تِجاريتِجاريمُربح تِجاريّا
комерсиален
obchodníreklamaužitkovéobchodnickýkomerční
erhvervsmæssigforretningsmæssighandels-indbringendekommerciel
mainos
reklama
kereskedelmireklám
fjármagnaîur af auglÿsanda, auglÿsinga-sjónvarp- eîa útvarpsauglÿsingvænlegurviîskipta-
コマーシャル商業の
광고 방송
komerčnýobchodníckyobchodnýreklama
gospodarskioglasposlovni
reklamfilm
โฆษณาทางทีวีหรือวิทยุ
kârlıradyo/televizyon reklâmıreklamreklâmticarî
quảng cáo trên truyền hình
commercial
[kəˈmɜːʃəl]A. ADJ → comercial
B. N (TV) (= advert) → anuncio m, spot m publicitario
C. CPD commercial art N → arte m publicitario
commercial artist N → dibujante mf publicitario/a
commercial bank N → banco m comercial, banco m mercantil
commercial break N (TV) → espacio m publicitario, pausa f publicitaria
commercial centre N → centro m comercial
commercial college N → escuela f de secretariado
commercial law N → derecho m mercantil
commercial paper N (esp US) → efectos mpl negociables, papel m comercial
commercial property N → propiedad f comercial
commercial radio N → radio f comercial
commercial television N → televisión f privada
commercial traveller, commercial traveler (US) N → viajante mf (de comercio)
commercial value N → valor m comercial
"no commercial value" → sin valor comercial
commercial vehicle N → vehículo m comercial
commercial artist N → dibujante mf publicitario/a
commercial bank N → banco m comercial, banco m mercantil
commercial break N (TV) → espacio m publicitario, pausa f publicitaria
commercial centre N → centro m comercial
commercial college N → escuela f de secretariado
commercial law N → derecho m mercantil
commercial paper N (esp US) → efectos mpl negociables, papel m comercial
commercial property N → propiedad f comercial
commercial radio N → radio f comercial
commercial television N → televisión f privada
commercial traveller, commercial traveler (US) N → viajante mf (de comercio)
commercial value N → valor m comercial
"no commercial value" → sin valor comercial
commercial vehicle N → vehículo m comercial
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
commercial
[kəˈmɜːrʃəl] adj
[organization] → commercial(e); [success] → commercial(e)
(pejorative) [film, music] → commercial(e)
n (= advert) → annonce f publicitaire, spot m (publicitaire)commercial bank n → banque f d'affairescommercial break n → spot m (publicitaire)commercial exploitation n
(pejorative) → exploitation f commerciale
[resource] → exploitation f commerciale
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
commercial
adj → Handels-; custom also, ethics, training → kaufmännisch; language, premises, vehicle → Geschäfts-; production, radio, project, success, attitude, farming, whaling, fishing → kommerziell; (pej) film, music etc → kommerziell; the commercial world → die Geschäftswelt; of no commercial value → ohne Verkaufswert; to think in commercial terms → kaufmännisch denken; it makes good commercial sense → das lässt sich kaufmännisch durchaus vertreten; has Christmas become too commercial? → ist Weihnachten zu kommerziell geworden?
commercial
:commercial art
n → Werbegrafik f
commercial artist
n → Werbegrafiker(in) m(f)
commercial bank
n → Handelsbank f
commercial break
n → Werbepause f
commercial centre, (US) commercial center
n → Handelszentrum nt
commercial college
n → Fachschule f → für kaufmännische Berufe
commercial court
n → Handelsgericht nt
commercial
:commercial manager
n → kaufmännischer Leiter, kaufmännische Leiterin, Geschäftsführer(in) m(f)
commercial paper
n (Fin) → kurzfristiges Handelspapier
commercial television
commercial traveller, (US) commmercial traveler
n → Handelsvertreter(in) m(f)
commercial usage
n → Usance f, → Handelsbrauch m
commercial vehicle
n → Nutzfahrzeug nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
commercial
[kəˈmɜːʃ/əl]2. n (TV) (also commercial break) → pubblicità f inv, spot m inv (pubblicitario)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
commerce
(ˈkoməːs) noun the exchange of goods between nations or people; trade on a large scale. He is engaged in commerce.
commercial (kəˈməːʃəl) adjective1. connected with commerce. Private cars are allowed to use this road but not commercial vehicles.
2. (likely to be) profitable. a commercial proposition.
3. paid for by advertisements. commercial television.
noun a TV or radio advertisement. I enjoyed the play but the commercials irritated me.
commercialize, commercialise (kəˈməːʃəlaiz) verb to try to make (something) a source of profit. Christmas has become commercialized.
commercialism (kəˈməːʃəlizəm) nouncommercial traveller
a travelling representative of a business firm.
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commercial
→ إِعْلَان reklama kommerciel Werbespot διαφήμιση anuncio, comercial mainos publicité reklama pubblicità コマーシャル 광고 방송 commercial reklameinnslag reklama anúncio publicitário, comercial рекламный ролик reklamfilm โฆษณาทางทีวีหรือวิทยุ reklam quảng cáo trên truyền hình 电视广告Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
commercial - a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television