commercials
n. countablen. advertisements on television or radio. They are the short videos or audio clips that play between parts of a show to sell you products.
n. advertisements broadcast on television, radio, or digital streaming platforms. Usually plural in common usage when referring to the breaks in programming.
The movie was great, but there were too many commercials.
During the championship game, companies spend millions of dollars to air thirty-second commercials to a global audience.
While some viewers find commercials intrusive, they remain a primary revenue stream for free-to-air broadcasters who must balance advertising volume with audience retention.
Commonly used in the plural form when referring to the general concept of broadcast advertising.
I saw a lot of publicity on TV.I saw a lot of commercials on TV.Learners often use 'publicity' to mean advertisements; however, 'publicity' refers to general media attention, while 'commercials' are paid advertisements.