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NONCOMMERCIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does noncommercial mean? 

NONCOMMERCIAL (adjective)
  The adjective NONCOMMERCIAL has 1 sense:

1. not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprisesplay

  Familiarity information: NONCOMMERCIAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NONCOMMERCIAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises

Similar:

blue-sky (without immediate commercial value)

non-profit-making; nonprofit (not commercially motivated)

uncommercial (not conducive to commercial success)

uncommercialised; uncommercialized (not having been commercialized)

Attribute:

commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))

Antonym:

commercial (connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises)


 Context examples 


Noncommercial fishing, such as recreational fishing and the removal of fish and other resources for Native Hawaiian cultural practices, is allowed in the expansion area by permit, as is scientific research.

(National monument in Hawaii becomes world's largest marine protected area, NOAA)



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