Definition
Not involving or intended for commercial profit or gain. Used to describe activities, organizations, or purposes that operate without the primary goal of making money.
Etymology
From English 'non-' (not) + 'commercial' (relating to commerce), first appearing in early 20th century. The prefix 'non-' comes from Latin, while 'commercial' derives from Latin 'commercium' meaning trade or business dealings.
Kelly Says
This word became especially important with the rise of nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in the 20th century. Interestingly, the concept of 'noncommercial' use has become crucial in modern copyright law, particularly with Creative Commons licenses that allow free use for noncommercial purposes while protecting creators' commercial rights.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የ commercials ነው
ye-com-mer-ci-als ne-w
ARالعربية
غير تجاري
ghi-r-ti-ja-ri
BNবাংলা
অন-ব্যবসায়িক
on-byab-sa-ayik
CACatalà
no comercial
no kom-er-see-al
CSČeština
nekomerční
ne-kom-er-ch-ni
DADansk
ikke kommerciel
i-kke kom-er-see-el
DEDeutsch
nicht kommerziell
nicht kom-er-see-el
ELΕλληνικά
μη εμπορικός
me em-por-ik-os
ESEspañol
no comercial
no kom-er-see-al
FAفارسی
غیر تجاری
ghi-r-ti-j-ari
FISuomi
ei-kaupallinen
ei-kau-pal-li-nen
FRFrançais
non commercial
non kom-er-see-al
HAHA
baƙin ciki
ba-kin chi-ki
HEעברית
לא מסחרי
lo mes-cha-ri
HIहिन्दी
अव्यावसायिक
a-vya-a-va-sa-ya-nik
HUMagyar
nem kereskedelmi
nem ker-es-ke-de-mi
IDBahasa Indonesia
non-komersial
non-kom-er-see-al
ITItaliano
non commerciale
non kom-er-see-ale
JA日本語
非商業的
hi-sho-gyo-teki
KKKK
коммерциялық емес
kom-mer-tsi-ya-lik eme-s
KMKM
មិនមែនជាកម្មករ
min ma-nen chea kam-mok-or
MRMR
व्यावसायिक नाही
vya-va-sa-ya-ik na-hi
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak komersial
tidak kom-er-see-al
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kyai-p-ya-n-t
NLNederlands
niet commercieel
niet kom-er-see-el
NONorsk
ikke kommersiell
i-kke kom-er-see-el
PLPolski
niekomercyjny
nie-kom-er-cy-i
PTPortuguês
não comercial
no kom-er-see-al
RORomână
necomercial
ne-ko-mer-see-al
RUРусский
некоммерческий
ne-kom-mer-che-skiy
SVSvenska
icke kommersiell
i-kke kom-er-see-el
SWKiswahili
sifa ya biashara
si-fa ya bi-a-sha-ra
TAதமிழ்
வணிகமற்ற
va-ni-ka-m-rat-ta
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాపారం లేని
vya-pa-ra-m la-ni
THไทย
ไม่เป็นการค้า
mai-ben-kar-ka
TLTL
hindi komersyal
hin-di kom-er-see-al
TRTürkçe
ticari olmayan
ti-ka-ri ol-ma-n
UKУкраїнська
некомерційний
ne-ko-mer-tsi-yniy
URاردو
غیر تجارى
ghi-r-ti-ja-ri
VITiếng Việt
phi thương mại
phi-thuong-mai
ZH中文
非商业性
fei-shang-ye-xing
ZUZU
akukho ukuphila
a-ku-kho u-ku-phi-la