com·mer·cial (k?-mûr?sh?l)adj.1. a. Of or relating to commerce: a commercial loan; a commercial attaché.b. Engaged in commerce: a commercial trucker.2. Relating to or being goods that are produced and distributed in large quantities.3. a. Having profit as a chief aim: a commercial publisher.b. Intended for or appealing to a large audience: commercial art.4. Sponsored by an advertiser or paid for by advertising: commercial television.n. An advertisement in audio or video form.com·mer?cial·ly adv.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.commercial (k??m????l) adj1. (Commerce) of, connected with, or engaged in commerce; mercantile2. (Marketing) sponsored or paid for by an advertiser: commercial television. 3. (Commerce) having profit as the main aim: commercial music. 4. (Commerce) (of goods, chemicals, etc) of unrefined quality or presentation and produced in bulk for use in industryn (Broadcasting) a commercially sponsored advertisement on radio or television commerciality n com?mercially advCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014com?mer?cial (k??m?r ??l) adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of commerce. 2. produced, marketed, etc., with emphasis on salability, profit, or the like: a commercial book. 3. able or likely to yield a profit. 4. suitable for a wide popular market: commercial uses for satellites. 5. engaged in, used for, or suitable to commerce or business, esp. of a public or nonprivate nature: commercial vehicles. 6. not entirely or chemically pure: commercial soda. 7. of or designating a grade of beef between standard and utility. 8. paid for by advertisers: commercial television. n. 9. a paid advertisement or promotional announcement on radio or television. [1680?90] com?mer`ci?al?i?ty, n. com?mer?cial?ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.