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commercial

2 noun
     
commercial2 S3
1 [countable] an advertisement on television or radio:
a soap powder commercial
2

commercial break

AMT the time when advertisements are broadcast during a television or radio programme
WORD FOCUS: advertisement WORD FOCUS: advertisement
types of advertisement: commercial on TV or radio
poster on a wall, often with a picture on it
junk mail unwanted letters in the post, advertising things
flyer a sheet of paper with an advertisement on it, given to you in the street or pushed through your door
the blurb a piece of writing on the back of a book, which talks about the good things in it
the classified ads also the small ads British English short advertisements in a newspaper, in which people offer things for sale
the personal ads/the lonely hearts (ads) newspaper advertisements in which people say they want to meet someone for romance

➔ See also advertisement
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