commercial
(adjective) connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; “commercial trucker”; “commercial TV”; “commercial diamonds”
commercial, commercial-grade
(adjective) of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior; “commercial grade of beef”; “commercial oxalic acid”
commercial
(adjective) of or relating to commercialism; “a commercial attache”; “commercial paper”; “commercial law”
commercial, commercial message
(noun) a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
Source: WordNet® 3.1
commercial (plural commercials)
An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.
(finance) A commercial trader, as opposed to an individual speculator.
• advertisement
• infomercial
commercial (comparative more commercial, superlative most commercial)
Of or pertaining to commerce.
(aviation) Designating an airport that serves passenger and/or cargo flights.
(aviation) Designating such an airplane flight.
Source: Wiktionary
Com*mer"cial, a. Etym: [Cf. F. commercial.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations. "Princely commercial houses." Macaulay. Commercial college, a school for giving instruction in commercial knowledge and business.
– Commercial law. See under Law.
– Commercial note paper, a small size of writing paper, usually about 5 by 7½ or 8 inches.
– Commercial paper, negotiable paper given in due course of business. It includes bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank cheks, etc.
– Commercial traveler, an agent of a wholesale house who travels from town to town to solicit orders.
Syn.
– See Mercantile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
