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commercial
noun
an
advertisement
that
is
broadcast
on
television
,
radio
,
or
Internet
streaming
services
•
We
skipped
the
show
’
s
commercial
and
went
straight
back
to
the
movie
.
We
skipped
the
show
’
s
commercial
and
went
straight
back
to
the
movie
.
•
The
kids
laughed
at
the
funny
commercial
with
dancing
penguins
.
The
kids
laughed
at
the
funny
commercial
with
dancing
penguins
.
From
Latin
‘
commercium
’
meaning
‘
trade
’,
through
French
‘
commercial
’.
The
noun
sense
for
broadcast
advertisements
arose
in
the
early
20th
century
when
radio
stations
first
sold
airtime
.
