commercial

Definition

  • adjective: related to or used in the buying and selling of goods and services
  • adjective: occupied with or engaged in 'commerce' or work intended for commerce
  • synonyms: mercantile, mercurial, mercatorial

Examples

  • The city wanted to encourage 'commercial' rather than residential development along the river. [=the city wanted businesses rather than apartments or houses to be built along the river]

  • The play was a 'commercial' success but an artistic failure. [=the play earned a lot of money but did not show artistic skill]

  • We'll be back after the 'commercial break'. [=the time when advertisements are broadcast during a radio or television program]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) with whom he's established a long and sustaining love. Heartless young woman left alone in her arctic desolation. Music up with a swell. Final commercial. And here are a few scenes from next week's show. How'd it go? Mr. Jensen was unhappy at the idea of taking Howard Beale off the air. (..)
    1976 Network
  • (..) l had going for me in my life... l have decided to kill myself. l'm going to blow my brains out on this program a week from today. Ten seconds to commercial. Tune in next Tuesday. That should give the public relations people a week to promote the show. We oughta get a hell of a rating out of that. (..)
    1976 Network