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Etymology
Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin commercium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin commerciālislbor. French commercialbor. English commercial English noncommercial From non- + commercial.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not engaged in commerce.
a noncommercial organization
Advocates say the entire system of noncommercial media will become weaker without the foundational support from taxpayers, resulting in fewer original shows and less local news coverage.
2025 July 17, Brian Stelter, “Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say”, in CNN Business:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| non-commercial | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
ru некомме́рческий (not engaged in commerce) · kk бейкоммерциялық (not engaged in commerce) · fi ei-kaupallinen (not engaged in commerce) · de unkommerziell (not engaged in commerce)