commercial meaning
commercial :
related to business, buying and selling
adjective
▪ The city is a commercial hub.
▪ The city is a business center.
▪ They focus on commercial activities.
▪ They focus on business actions.
paraphrasing
▪ business – related to trade
▪ trade – related to buying and selling
▪ economic – related to money matters
▪ financial – related to money
commercial :
an advertisement on TV or radio
noun
▪ The commercial was funny.
▪ The ad was funny.
▪ I saw a new commercial on TV.
▪ I saw a new ad on TV.
paraphrasing
▪ advertisement – ad
▪ promo – short for promotion
▪ spot – short ad on TV or radio
▪ announcement – public notice
Pronunciation
commercial [kəˈmɜːrʃəl]
The stress is on 'mer' and sounds like 'kuh-mur-shuhl'.
Common phrases and grammar about commercial
commercial - Common meaning
adjective
related to business, buying and selling
noun
an advertisement on TV or radio
Part of Speech Changes for "commercial"
▪ commerce (noun) – the activity of buying and selling
▪ commercially (adverb) – in a way related to business
Common Expressions with "commercial"
▪ commercial success – business achievement
▪ commercial break – pause for ads
▪ commercial area – business district
▪ commercial value – business worth
Important examples of commercial in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, commercial is often used to refer to business or advertisements.
Example of a confusing word: communal (shared by a community)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Commercial is used as both an adjective and a noun, often in questions distinguishing between them.
commercial
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
commercial break
'time for ads', used during TV or radio shows.
go commercial
means 'to start doing business for profit'.
Differences between similar words and commercial
commercial
,
business
differences
Commercial is more about trade and selling, while business is a broader term for any work activity.
commercial
,
advertisement
differences
Commercial is often used for TV or radio ads, while advertisement can be in any form like print or online.
Words with the same origin as commercial
The origin of commercial
commercial comes from the Latin 'commercium', meaning trade or exchange.
Word structure
It has the prefix com (together), root merc (trade), and suffix ial (related to), meaning 'related to trade'.
Words with the same origin
The root of commercial is merc (trade). Words with the same root include merchant (seller), merchandise (goods), mercantile (related to trade).
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