kəˈmə:ʃəl adj. & n. --adj. 1
of,
engaged in, or
concerned with,
commerce. 2 having
profit as a
primary aim rather than artistic etc.
value;
philistine. 3 (of chemicals) supplied in
bulk more or
less unpurified. --n. 1 a
television or
radio advertisement. 2
archaic a commercial
traveller. øcommercial art art used in advertising, selling, etc. commercial broadcasting television or radio broadcasting in
which programmes are financed by advertisements. commercial traveller a firm's travelling
salesman or saleswoman
who visits shops to
get orders. commercial
vehicle a vehicle used
for carrying goods or fare-paying passengers. øøcommercialism n. commerciality n. commercially adv.