adjective · neutral
commercial
UK/kəˈmɜːʃəl/US/kəˈmɜːrʃəl/co·MMER·cial
relating to business or making money; intended to make a profit
Examples
“The company leased a commercial space downtown for its new store.”
“Commercial advertising influences what people buy.”
“The film was successful artistically but not very commercial.”
Band 8 sentence
“Commercial viability is a crucial consideration when researchers plan to scale up their prototypes.”
Collocations
- commercial space
- commercial success
- commercial purposes
Word family
Common mistakes
business advertising→commercial advertising
a very commercial film = a very business film→a very commercial film
Say it for a higher band
5business→6trade→7+commercial
Synonyms
business
profit-driven
Easily confused
business
“He studied business at university before starting his own company.”
industrial
“The industrial sector expanded with several new factories.”
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