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Synonyms for commercial


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh-mur-shuh l
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmɜr ʃəl

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Définition of commercial

Origin :
  • 1680s, "pertaining to trade," from commerce + -al (1). Meaning "paid for by advertisements" (in reference to radio, TV, etc.) is from 1932; meaning "done for the sake of financial profit" (of art, etc.) is from 1871. Related: Commercially.
  • adj concerning business, marketing
  • adj intended for financial gain
Example sentences :
  • A commercial minister had appeared on the scene, and the shade of Hoskisson had revived.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The spirit of competition and commercial rivalry was absent.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Nevertheless he was not very sanguine of making it a commercial success.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • A commercial pursuit is one in which the thing pursued is a dollar.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • A commercial republic is but an admirable machine for making money.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • There you are with the Whole Duty of Man in a commercial country.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Strangers come every day; oil has lubricated every commercial joint.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • The first strictly commercial transactions were with the Indians.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • He has also, for a number of years, been a director of the Commercial Bank of Cleveland.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • Now that gambler pretends he is a commercial traveller from Buffalo.
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr

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