<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.</li><li>engaged in commerce.</li><li>prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on salability, profit, or success: a commercial product; His attitude toward the theater is very commercial.</li><li>able to yield or make a profit: We decided that the small oil well was not commercial.</li><li>suitable or fit for a wide, popular market: Communications satellites are gradually finding a commercial use.</li><li>suitable for or catering to business rather than private use: commercial kitchen design; commercial refrigeration.</li><li>(of a vehicle or its use) engaged in transporting passengers or goods for profit.</li><li>civilian and public, as distinguished from military or private.</li><li>not entirely or chemically pure: commercial soda.</li><li>catering especially to traveling salespeople by offering reduced rates, space for exhibiting products, etc.: a commercial hotel.</li><li>(in U.S. government grading of beef) graded between standard and utility.</li><li>paid for by advertisers: commercial television.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Radio and Television: a paid advertisement or promotional announcement.</li><li>(in U.S. government grading of beef) a low-quality grade of beef between standard and utility.</li><li>a cut of beef of this grade.</li><li>British Informal: a traveling salesperson.</li></ul>