com|men|su|rate /kəme nsərət/ ADJ [ADJ n] If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second. [FORMAL ] □ [+ with ] Employees are paid salaries commensurate with those of teachers. [Also + to ]
com|ment ◆◆◇ /kɒ ment/ (comments , commenting , commented )
1 VERB If you comment on something, you give your opinion about it or you give an explanation for it. □ [V + on ] Stratford police refuse to comment on whether anyone has been arrested. □ [V ] You really can't comment till you know the facts. □ [V with quote] 'I'm always happy with new developments,' he commented. □ [V that] Stuart commented that this was very true.
2 N‑VAR A comment is something that you say which expresses your opinion of something or which gives an explanation of it. □ He made his comments at a news conference in Amsterdam. □ There's been no comment so far from police about the allegations. □ The Prime Minister, who is abroad, was not available for comment.
3 N‑SING If an event or situation is a comment on something, it reveals something about that thing, usually something bad. □ [+ on ] He argues that family problems are typically a comment on some unresolved issues in the family.
4 CONVENTION People say ' no comment ' as a way of refusing to answer a question, usually when it is asked by a journalist. □ No comment. I don't know anything. COLLOCATIONS comment VERB 1
comment + adverb : publicly NOUN 2
adjective + comment : derogatory, inappropriate, negative, offensive, unacceptable; racist, sexist; positive, upbeat; unhelpful
com|men|tary /kɒ məntri, [AM ] -teri/ (commentaries )
1 N‑VAR A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place. □ He gave the listening crowd a running commentary. □ [+ on ] That programme will include live commentary on the England–Ireland game.
2 N‑COUNT A commentary is an article or book which explains or discusses something. □ [+ on ] Mr Rich will be writing a twice-weekly commentary on American society and culture.
3 N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] Commentary is discussion or criticism of something. □ The show mixed comedy with social commentary.
com|men|tate /kɒ mənte I t/ (commentates , commentating , commentated ) VERB To commentate means to give a radio or television commentary on an event. □ [V + on ] They are in Sweden to commentate on the European Championships. □ [V + for ] He commentates for the BBC.
com|men|ta|tor ◆◇◇ /kɒ mənte I tə r / (commentators )
1 N‑COUNT A commentator is a broadcaster who gives a radio or television commentary on an event. □ …a sports commentator.
2 N‑COUNT A commentator is someone who often writes or broadcasts about a particular subject. □ …a political commentator. □ [+ on ] A. M. Babu is a commentator on African affairs.
com|merce ◆◇◇ /kɒ mɜː r s/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Commerce is the activities and procedures involved in buying and selling things. □ They have made their fortunes from industry and commerce.
2 → see also chamber of commerce SYNONYMS commerce NOUN 1
trade: The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade.
business: Jennifer has an impressive academic and business background.
transaction: Those are the business transactions that count.
com|mer|cial ◆◆◇ /kəmɜː r ʃ ə l/ (commercials )
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods. □ Docklands in its heyday was a major centre of industrial and commercial activity. □ Attacks were reported on police, vehicles and commercial premises.
2 ADJ Commercial organizations and activities are concerned with making money or profits, rather than, for example, with scientific research or providing a public service. □ The NHS adopted a more commercial and businesslike financial framework. □ Conservationists are concerned over the effect of commercial exploitation of forests. □ Whether the project will be a commercial success is still uncertain. ● com|mer|cial|ly ADV [usu ADV adj, ADV with v] □ They abandoned the project, saying it was not commercially viable. □ Insulin is produced commercially from animals.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] A commercial product is made to be sold to the public. □ They are the leading manufacturer in both defence and commercial products. ● com|mer|cial|ly ADV [usu ADV adj, oft ADV with v] □ It was the first commercially available machine to employ artificial intelligence.
4 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A commercial vehicle is a vehicle used for carrying goods, or passengers who pay.
5 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Commercial television and radio are paid for by the broadcasting of advertisements, rather than by the government. □ He got a job as a programme controller for the local commercial radio station.
6 ADJ Commercial is used to describe something such as a film or a type of music that it is intended to be popular with the public, and is not very original or of high quality. □ There's a feeling among a lot of people that music has become too commercial.
7 N‑COUNT A commercial is an advertisement that is broadcast on television or radio. SYNONYMS commercial ADJ 2