C1adverbbusinessmoney
US/kəˈmɜːr.ʃəl.i/
UK/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl.i/
in a way that is connected with buying, selling and making money
In context
The film was praised by critics but failed commercially.
Scientists hope to make the new battery commercially available by 2030.
Is the project commercially viable, or will it always need public money?
Words that go with commercially
adverb + adjective
- commercially availableable to be bought by ordinary customersThe new battery is not yet commercially available.
- commercially viableable to make enough profit to continueThe film was too expensive to be commercially viable.
- commercially successfulmaking a lot of money from salesHer first novel was praised by critics but not commercially successful.
- commercially sensitivesecret information that could harm a business if sharedThe report contains commercially sensitive information, so it cannot be published.