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commercial.

An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈmɝ.ʃəl/Canada, General-American/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/Australia/kəˈmøː.ʃəl/New-Zealand

  1. An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.

    She was in a commercial for breakfast cereal.

  2. A commercial trader, as opposed to an individual speculator.

  3. A commercial traveller.

    obsolete

  4. A male prostitute.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin commercium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin commerciālislbor. French commercialbor. English commercial From French commercial (“of, or pertaining to commerce”), from Late Latin commercialis, from Latin commercium. By surface analysis, commerce + -ial.

adj/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈmɝ.ʃəl/Canada, General-American/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/Australia/kəˈmøː.ʃəl/New-Zealand

  1. Of or pertaining to commerce.

  2. Designating an airport that serves passenger and/or cargo flights.

  3. Designating such an airplane flight.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin commercium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin commerciālislbor. French commercialbor. English commercial From French commercial (“of, or pertaining to commerce”), from Late Latin commercialis, from Latin commercium. By surface analysis, commerce + -ial.

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