commercial in English: A short advert on television or radio that tries to sell you something. As a describing word, it means connected with buying and selling. (noun)

Translation

A short advert on television or radio that tries to sell you something. As a describing word, it means connected with buying and selling.

Word origin

From Latin commercium, meaning trade, from com plus merx, meaning goods.

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A "commercial" here is an advert on television.

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Television shows stop for commercials every few minutes.

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Here "commercial" describes buildings used for business, not living.

television

A box with a screen that shows programmes and films; the short form is TV.

sell

To give something to someone in return for money.

buy

To get something by paying money for it.

business

The work of buying and selling things to make money, or a company that does this.

product

Something that is made or grown so that it can be sold.

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