commercial
part of speech
adjective (commercial, more commercial); noun (a commercial, commercials)
meaning for a pupil
1) Connected with buying and selling, business or trade. tree →
2) Made to earn money rather than for art or kindness (a very commercial film). tree →
3) An advertisement on TV or radio. tree →
4) Used by businesses rather than at home (a commercial kitchen). tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life: TV commercials, commercial flights, commercial vehicles. In geography: commercial areas of a town, commercial farming. In safety: commercials try to persuade you; think before you believe. Phrases: commercial break, commercial success.
examples
- We made popcorn during the commercial break. tree →
- That commercial is so annoying! tree →
- The shopping centre is in the commercial part of town. tree →
- Commercial fishing boats catch tons of fish. tree →
- The film was a big commercial success. tree →
- Commercials try to make you want things. tree →
note
UK often says «advert» or «ad» for a TV commercial; US says «commercial». Spelling: double m. Adverb: commercially.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «commercial» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.