The Collaborative International Dictionary
Commercial \Com*mer"cial\, a. [Cf. F. commercial.]
Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with
commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages;
commercial relations. ``Princely commercial houses.''
--Macaulay.
Commercial college, a school for giving instruction in commercial knowledge and business.
Commercial law. See under Law.
Commercial note paper, a small size of writing paper, usually about 5 by 71/2 or 8 inches.
Commercial paper, negotiable paper given in due course of business. It includes bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank checks, etc.
Commercial traveler, an agent of a wholesale house who travels from town to town to solicit orders.
Syn: See Mercantile.
Usage examples of "commercial college".
We continued this way until 1915, when Brian and Nelson hired a downy duckling fresh out of Spaulding's Commercial College, Anita Boles.
Even when I was at the Commercial College I was stupidit took me longer to learn typing and shorthand than anyone else.