commercial
n. countablen. an advertisement on television, the radio, or a website. You see or hear these between programs or songs.
n. a broadcast advertisement on television, radio, or digital media. Often used to distinguish paid promotional segments from editorial or artistic content.
The television commercial for the new car is very funny.
During the championship game, companies pay millions of dollars for a thirty-second commercial to reach a global audience.
While digital streaming services offer ad-free tiers, the traditional broadcast model still relies heavily on the revenue generated by every commercial aired during prime-time slots.
From French commercial (“of, or pertaining to commerce”), from Late Latin commercialis, from Latin commercium. By surface analysis, commerce + -ial.
Commonly used in American English; British English speakers often prefer the term 'advert'.
I saw a good publicity on TVI saw a good commercial on TVLearners often use 'publicity' to mean an advertisement, but 'publicity' refers to general media attention, while 'commercial' refers to a paid ad.