com‧mer‧cial 1 S3 W2 / kəmɜʃ ə l $ -ɜr- / 形容词

1 related to business and the buying and selling of goods and services :

Our top priorities must be profit and commercial growth.

2 related to the ability of a product or business to make a profit :

Gibbons failed to see the commercial value of his discovery.

commercial success/failure

The film was a huge commercial success.

3 [仅用于名词前] a commercial product is one that is produced and sold in large quantities

4 more concerned with money than with quality :

Their music has become very commercial.

5 commercial radio/TV/channel etc radio or television broadcasts that are produced by companies that earn money through advertising

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a commercial bank (= one that accepts people’s money, provides loans etc ) Several large commercial banks cut their lending rates.

a commercial company/organization Many commercial companies are having financial difficulties.

commercial property (= property for businesses and industry ) He decided to invest in commercial property.

commercial interests (= things that bring business advantages ) The President’s reform programme threatened US commercial interests.

the commercial sector (= the business part of the economy ) The commercial sector sponsors sport.

the commercial market (= the market for goods ) A product like this should do well in the commercial market.

commercial development (= the building of houses, hotels, restaurants etc ) The increased number of tourists has resulted in further commercial development.

commercial use The trees were planted for commercial use.

commercial exploitation (= using something, especially natural resources, to make money ) the commercial exploitation of mineral resources

commercial activity Commercial activity in our society is highly competitive.

commercial considerations/reasons/purposes Commercial considerations must come second to conservation of the environment.

a commercial transaction (= a business deal ) The deal was a straightforward commercial transaction.