Commercial – for profit
(Pronounced comm-er-shuhl)
REMEMBER MEANING OF COMMERCIAL
To remember the definition of the word commercial, use the following mnemonic:
Putting commercials (commercial) on TV was the only way they could make a profit.
Organisations or businesses that make, or intend to make, a profit are commercial.
Commercial also refers to an advertisement that is made for TV.
Examples of commercial in a sentence
The successful businesswoman had started her first commercial enterprise when she was just sixteen.
Although his organisation was commercial and he was determined to make a profit, he still gave part of the proceeds to charity.
The TV commercial led to many thousands more people buying a particular brand of washing powder.
