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commercial vs advertising

advertising vs commercial

commercial and advertising both are nouns.

commercial is an adjective but advertising is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
commercial Yes Yes No No
advertising Yes No No No
As nouns, advertising is a hypernym of commercial; that is, advertising is a word with a broader meaning than commercial:
  • commercial: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
  • advertising: a public promotion of some product or service
Other hypernyms of commercial include ad, advert, advertisement, advertizement, advertizing.
commercial (noun) advertising (noun)
a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
a public promotion of some product or service
commercial (adjective) advertising (adjective)
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
of or relating to commercialism
of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior
profit oriented
Difference between commercial and advertising

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