26984 words

commercials

16 definitions • 28 examples
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related to making money by buying and selling things:
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Examples:

The cost of charter flights was six times the rate of commercial flights.
She attended a flight school and earned both private and commercial pilot's licences.
The big commercial travel websites are still the best places for comparing fares and buying tickets.
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used to describe a record, film, book, etc. that has been produced with the aim of making money and as a result has little artistic value:
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used to refer to radio or television paid for by advertisements that are broadcast between and during programmes:

Examples:

Now it's time for a commercial break.
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Examples:

He went to make a drink during the commercials.
commercial for She was in a commercial for breakfast cereal.
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Examples:

We all ran to get something to eat during the commercials.
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intended to make money, or relating to a business intended to make money:

Examples:

The movie was a commercial success (= it made money), but the critics hated it.
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used to describe a product or service that can be bought by the public:

Examples:

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for making a profit or relating to making a profit:
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used to describe radio or television that is paid for by the advertisements it broadcasts:

Examples:

The commission, which licenses and regulates commercial TV, ordered the ad off air.
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disapproving used to describe a product, especially a record, film, or book, which is made to make a profit rather than be of a high artistic quality:

Examples:

Their music is a little too commercial for me.
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Examples:

Commercials ended the year down 3.5%.

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