PRESERVATION (law) and commercial (iou)

PRESERVATION (law)

PRESERVATION. keeping safe from harm; avoiding injury. This term always presupposes a real or existing danger. presupposes a real or existing danger. 2. A jettison, which is always for the preservation of the remainder of 2. A jettison, which is always for the preservation of the remainder of the cargo, must therefore be made only when there is a real danger existing. the cargo, must therefore be made only when there is a real danger existing. See Average; Jettison. See Average; Jettison.

commercial (iou)

commercial adjective & noun. L16.
[from COMMERCE noun + -IAL.]
A. adjective.
Engaged in commerce; of, pertaining to, or bearing on commerce. L16.
Of a chemical etc.: unpurified. M18.
Interested in financial return rather than artistry; likely to make a profit; regarded as a mere matter of business. L19.
Of Radio or Television broadcasting: funded by the revenue from broadcast advertising. M20.
Special collocations: commercial Art: used in advertising etc. commercial college, commercial school, etc.: giving instruction in commercial subjects. commercial docks: see DOCK noun3. commercial school: see commercial college above. commercial traveller: see TRAVELLER 2c. commercial vehicle: used or suitable for transporting fare-paying passengers or merchandise.
b. noun.
A commercial traveller; a person engaged in commerce. arch. M19.
A broadcast advertisement; a broadcast programme containing an advertisement. M20.
spot commercial: see SPOT noun & adjective.
commercia'lese noun (an instance of) the language or diction of the commercial world E20.
commercialism noun (a) the principles and practice of commerce; excessive adherence to financial return as a measure of worth; (b) a commercial custom or expression: M19.
commercialist noun a person engaged in commerce; an adherent of commercialism: E19.
commerci'ality noun M19.
commercialize verb trans. render (merely) commercial, derive commercial profit from M19.
commercially adverb L18.

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