Commercial
Commercial adjective - Fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale.
Usage example: the commercial fare produced by the Hollywood movie studios
Wholesale and commercial are semantically related. in marketing topic. In some cases you can use "Wholesale" instead an adjective "Commercial".
Wholesale
Wholesale adjective - Ignoring distinctions.
Commercial and wholesale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commercial" instead an adjective "Wholesale".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The German materials wholesale chain Hornbach once had a TV commercial that tried to sell wooden ceiling panels with a couple having hot sex in a bed.
Source: Best Known for the Fanservice -
Dennis Miller in one credit card commercial poked fun at the existence of big-box wholesale style stores, saying "that's like using a cruise missile to light a cigarette."
Source: Couldn't Find a Lighter - The commercial bumpers promoted special offers, read by announcer Rolonda Watts, although these were later replaced with generic "60% off retail" bumpers.The game then continued with "Knock-Off", a wholesale ripoff of Wipeout despite the whole "not owned by Fremantle Media" thing.
Source: Series / Temptation (2007)
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