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adjective | noun commercialcommercial1 /kəˈmɚʃəl/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective ► commercial success The movie was a huge commercial success. 1relating to business and the buying and selling of goods and services: commercial growth Several commercial properties are vacant.2a commercial business or activity produces goods and services to be sold: a large commercial fish farm a freelance commercial artist3relating to the ability of a product or business to make a profit: The designer insists her clothing styles are commercial. The movie was a huge commercial success.4commercial TV/radio/broadcasting etc. television or radio broadcasts that are produced by companies that earn money through advertising → public television5[only before noun] a commercial product is sold to the public rather than to businesses: All commercial milk is pasteurized.6disapproving more concerned with money than with quality: I used to like their music, but they’ve become very commercial. adjective | noun commercialcommercial2 ●●● S3 W2 noun ► car/beer/toy etc. commercial There are more toy commercials just before Christmas. ► run/air a commercial The commercial will be aired during the Super Bowl. THESAURUSa picture, set of words, short movie, etc. that is used to advertise a product or service that is available, an event that is going to happen, etc.► advertisementa picture, set of words, short movie, etc. that is used to advertise a product or service that is available, an event that is going to happen, etc.: Bryan sent me a link to an online job advertisement. The organization bought a full-page advertisement in the “New York Times.” ► commercial an advertisement on TV or radio: The commercials shown during the Super Bowl are usually entertaining. ► trailer/preview an advertisement for a movie or television program, showing short parts from it: They show ten minutes of trailers for new movies before the movie starts. ► billboard a very large sign at the side of a road or on a building, used as an advertisement: The concert was advertised on a billboard by the highway. ► poster an advertisement on a wall, often with a picture on it: Her room was decorated with old movie posters. ► flier a piece of paper with an advertisement on it, often given to you in the street: Two young men stood on the corner handing out fliers for the new dance club. ► classifieds (also want/classified ads) short advertisements on the Internet or in a newspaper, in which people offer jobs or things for sale: Greg found his bike through an online classified ad. ► job listing/advertisement an advertisement for a job on the Internet or in a newspaper: I’ve been checking the job listings every day for a new job. ► junk mail unwanted letters that you receive in the mail, containing advertisements: No one writes letters anymore – all I ever get is junk mail. ► spam unwanted emails containing advertisements: I delete about five spam messages from my inbox every day. ► pop-up a window, often containing an advertisement, that suddenly appears on a computer screen when you are looking at a website: I’m always getting pop-ups for travel sites when I surf the Web. [countable] an advertisement on television or the radio: car/beer/toy etc. commercial There are more toy commercials just before Christmas.run/air a commercial The commercial will be aired during the Super Bowl.► see thesaurus at advertisementWORD CHOICE: commercial, advertisement, adUse commercial to talk about advertisements on television or on the radio. Don’t use commercial about advertisements in newspapers or magazines, or on signs. Use advertisement or ad instead. |