noncommercial

adjective

non·​com·​mer·​cial ˌnän-kə-ˈmər-shəl 

: not commercial: such as

a

: not occupied with or engaged in commerce

noncommercial motor vehicles

b

: not of or relating to commerce

restricted to noncommercial use

c

: not supported by advertisers

noncommercial community television

Examples of noncommercial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Donors, tax dollars plug holes Public media outlets are only one prong of an increasingly noncommercial local news system. —Matthew Powers, The Conversation, 6 May 2025

Communication is critical for any successful relationship—whether commercial or noncommercial. —Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

Those stations are licensed by the FCC to operate, but are limited to operating as noncommercial educational broadcast stations. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025

In contrast, the fatal accident rate for general aviation (an industry term for noncommercial or smaller private planes) was 1.049 accidents per 100,000 flight hours in 2020, the most recent year for which NTSB data is available. —Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 21 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for noncommercial

• controversial
• commercial
• inertial
• noncontroversial
• uncontroversial