COMMERCIAL

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


Etymology

Noun

commercial (plural commercials)

An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.

(finance) A commercial trader, as opposed to an individual speculator.

Hypernyms

• advertisement

Hyponyms

• infomercial

Adjective

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



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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