kommerziell
Translation
commercial, for-profit
Examples
Das Projekt ist rein kommerziell.
The project is purely commercial.
Er denkt nur kommerziell.
He only thinks commercially.
Grammar Patterns
predicative: ((to be)) commercial - The project is purely commercial.
adverbial: commercially ((to think/act)) - He only thinks commercially.
attributive: a commercial success - It was a great commercial success.
Similar Words
Synonyms: geschäftlich (business-related), gewerblich (industrial/trade); Antonyms: unkommerziell (non-commercial), gemeinnützig (non-profit)
Etymology
From Latin "commercium" (trade), from "com-" (with) + "merx" (merchandise).
Memory Tips
It's a direct cognate of the English "commercial". Think of TV commercials, which are all about business.