1. Connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
   "commercial diamonds"; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"
    
2. Profit oriented
   "a commercial book";
   - mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking
    
3. Of or relating to commercialism
   "commercial law"; "a commercial attaché"; "commercial paper"
    
4. Made to standards suitable for business use rather than domestic use
   "commercial grade of beef"; "The restaurant used commercial-grade appliances in its kitchen";
   - commercial-grade

1. A commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
   "The Super Bowl is famous for its high-profile commercials";
   - commercial message

Derived forms: commercials

See also: commerce, commercialised [Brit], commercialism, commercialized, inferior, mercantile, mercantilism, technical

Type of: ad [informal], advert [Brit], advertisement, advertising, advertizement [US, non-standard], advertizing [US, non-standard]

Antonym: noncommercial

Encyclopedia: Commercial, Technical and Allied Workers' Union