commercially
/kəˈmɜːʃəli/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈmɜːrʃəli/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈmər-sh(ə-)lē/ (ame, mw)
commercially — adverb
1. in connection with running a business, trading products, or earning revenue thro
in connection with running a business, trading products, or earning revenue through selling goods or services to the public
Dr. Okafor's new vaccine was approved, but it will not be commercially available until next year.
collocation: commercially available (of products)
The Watanabe family bakery grew from a small local shop into a commercially successful chain of stores.
collocation: commercially successful (of businesses)
Commercially, the animated film performed very well in Brazil and South Korea last quarter.
A young farmer in Hualien began selling her organic honey commercially at weekend markets.
The old railway building was not commercially valuable, so the town turned it into a public library.
- from a business standpoint
more formal; used in written reports and analysis
- in business terms
more conversational; common in spoken discussion
- for profit
narrower meaning that emphasizes money-making rather than general business activity
- non-commercially
direct opposite; refers to activity done without a business or profit motive
文法句型
commercially + adjective
Commercially, + clause
用法筆記
Often placed before an adjective (commercially available, commercially viable) or used as a sentence adverb at the start of a clause to introduce a business-related viewpoint.