non-commercial

adjective FINANCE, COMMERCE

Definition

› used to describe something that is not used in order to make money: The software is free to download for non-commercial use.

› used to describe something that does not make a profit: Government-owned banks must have non-commercial objectives, such as lending to small farmers.

(Definition of non-commercial adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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