01 a. Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations.
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Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations.
Phrases & compounds
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 7<frac:1_2/ 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.
Syn.
See Mercantile.