commercial

A short message on television or radio that encourages people to buy something.

• This commercial is funny.
• They played the same radio commercial every hour.
• She appeared in a commercial for a clothing brand.

How to use it: commercial for something (I saw a commercial for a new phone.)

Similar words: advertisement, ad, advert

Common phrases: tv commercial, radio commercial, commercial for something

Connected with business, trade, or earning money.

• The building has commercial offices.
• They hope to turn the invention into a commercial success.
• Commercial fishing supports many families along the coast.

Similar words: business, trade-related

Opposites: noncommercial

Common phrases: commercial activity, commercial property, commercial interests