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uncommercial

[ uhn-kuh-mur-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
  2. not in accordance with commercial principles or practices.
  3. not producing or likely to produce a profit:

    an artistic but uncommercial film.



uncommercial

/ ˌʌnkəˈmɜːʃəl /

adjective

  1. not concerned with commerce or trade
  2. not in accordance with the aims or principles of business or trade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of uncommercial1

First recorded in 1760–70; un- 1 + commercial
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Example Sentences

When my uncommercial travels tend to this dismal spot, my comfort is its rickety state.

Such are a few of the uncommercial journeys that I was forced to make, against my will, when I was very young and unreasoning.

The blushing Uncommercial stands corrected, and amends the formula.

Surely, it was the only public French sight these uncommercial eyes had seen, at which the expectant people did not form en queue.

Disorderly pressure for some time ensued before the uncommercial unit got figured into the front row of the sum.

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