No. 4,486 in Dutch
commercial
An advertisement on television, radio, or other media.
In a sentence
De commercial op televisie was erg grappig.
The commercial on television was very funny.
In this context, 'commercial' refers to an advertisement broadcasted on television.
Mijn bedrijf heeft recent een commercial strategie geïmplementeerd.
My company has recently implemented a commercial strategy.
Here, 'commercial' is used as an adjective describing the business-oriented nature of the strategy.
Hij werkt in de commerciële sector.
He works in the commercial sector.
In this example, 'commercial' is used as part of an adjectival phrase denoting an industry aimed at sales or profit generation.
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