MEANING
Used for or chiefly concerned with trade and business.
Use it for
Retail activity; business concentration; workday populationsLet trade determine a locality's hours and traffic.
Words that belong together
- commercial district
- commercial center
- commercial premises
On the page
The commercial district filled with couriers before the offices opened.
By night, the commercial center had almost no permanent residents.
She searched for affordable commercial premises near the station.
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Word forms
- Base
- commercial
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Selected place-function sense, not a judgment that art is profit-driven. May contrast with residential without being its universal opposite. Usually non-gradable as a land-use category; predominantly commercial describes extent.
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