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commercial awareness

 
 
noun [U] UK COMMERCE, HR

Definition

knowledge of how businesses make money, what customers want, and what problems there are in particular areas of business: To become what an employer wants, the three most valuable attributes are a can-do attitude, technical skills, and commercial awareness.
(Definition of commercial awareness noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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