commercial

🇺🇸 /kəˈmɜːrʃl/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈmɜːʃl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
adjective
B1

related to buying and selling things

The company is focusing on its commercial activities to grow.

B1

aiming to make money

The film was a commercial hit, earning a lot of money.

R

caring more about money and popularity than quality

The commercial approach of the show made it popular but not very artistic.

R

funded by ads

Commercial radio stations play ads to make money.

noun
R

an ad on TV, radio, or online

He saw a commercial for a new product during the break.

translation

adj. related to buying and selling things; aiming to make money; caring more about money and popularity than quality; funded by ads
n. an ad on TV, radio, or online

Word Forms

Plural commercials