commercial
An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.
Noun 2 meanings
An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.
“She was in a commercial for breakfast cereal.”
A commercial trader, as opposed to an individual speculator.
Adjective 3 meanings
Of or pertaining to commerce.
Designating an airport that serves passenger and/or cargo flights.
Designating such an airplane flight.
Etymology
From French commercial (“of, or pertaining to commerce”), from Late Latin commercialis, from Latin commercium. By surface analysis, commerce + -ial.
COMMERCIAL at a glance
COMMERCIAL has 10 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + M 3 + M 3 + E 1 + R 1 + C 3 + I 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 23 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,227 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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