English Reference
Adverb

commercially

adv. manner
B2 Upper Intermediate US /kəˈmɝʃəɫi/ UK /kəmˈɜːʃəlˌi/ com·mer·cial·ly

adv.in a way that relates to buying, selling, or making a profit. You use this when talking about how successful a product is in the market.

adv.in a manner concerned with commerce, trade, or the pursuit of profit. Relates to the viability or availability of a product on the open market.


SIMPLE

The new phone is now commercially available in most countries.

CONTEXTUAL

Although the film was a critical success, it did not perform well commercially at the box office.

COMPLEX

The technology was initially developed for military use, but it was later adapted to be commercially viable for the average consumer market.

Usage

Typically modifies adjectives like 'available', 'viable', or 'successful', or verbs related to performance.

Usage commercially available

Anthropic said: “Claude is trained on a mix of publicly available web data, commercially acquired datasets, and data we generate ourselves.

The Guardian· 15 Aug 2026

She gave evidence that Autosober had refused to release its software code on the basis of a non-disclosure clause that protects commercially sensitive information.

BreakingNews.ie· 14 Aug 2026

Common in science writing


From commercial + -ly.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This entry
Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
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