| 1. pertaining to buying and selling, pertaining to business. television or radio advertisement. commercialcom*mercial , a. [cf. f. commercial.] of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations. princely commercial houses.commercial college, a school for giving instruction in commercial knowledge and business.commercial law. see: under law.commercial note paper, a small size of writing paper, usually about 5 by 7a½ or 8 inches.commercial paper, negotiable paper given in due course of business. it includes bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank checks, etc.commercial traveler, an agent of a wholesale house who travels from town to town to solicit orders |
