television commercial

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meaningsoftelevisionandcommercial

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television
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən/us
/ˈtel.ə.vɪʒ.ən/
a device shaped like a box with a screen that receives electrical signals and changes them into moving images and sound, or the method or business of sending images and sound by ...
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commercial
adjective
uk
/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us
/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
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(Definition oftelevisionandcommercialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftelevision commercial

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There is atelevisioncommercialthat nicely illustrates this situation.
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The averagetelevisioncommerciallasts for about five seconds.
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The bulk of this went into production and airing of atelevisioncommercial.
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What thattelevisioncommercialdid not explain is that it is now a different bank.
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The campaign is fronted by atelevisioncommercialaimed at persuading children to wear cycle helmets.
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I wish very much that we could devise methods of recruiting a little less indiscriminating than thetelevisioncommercial.
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It is a calculation that is made every time atelevisioncommercialis shown for repeat fee purposes.
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Simultaneously, she recorded severaltelevisioncommercialtunes.
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She has done numeroustelevisioncommercialadvertisements.
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He gained experience in theatre andtelevisioncommercialwork.
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Web-exclusive content aired during thetelevisioncommercialbreak.
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The company aired its firsttelevisioncommercialin 1974.
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They are casting for a nationaltelevisioncommercial.
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It was marketed primarily through a memorabletelevisioncommercial.
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Atelevisioncommercialfor the album was shown as well.
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He has done up to 40televisioncommercialads.
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He is atelevisioncommercialdirector as well.
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Her breakthrough was at age 13 in atelevisioncommercial.
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None of us likes thetelevisioncommercial, but is it any worse than the advertising that we see in the newspapers or the magazines?
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I hope that they will not mind while we have a break in the agriculturaltelevisioncommercialwhich we have heard so far.
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He receives recognition for a variety of world-widetelevisioncommercialappearances.
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The jingle for the 30-secondtelevisioncommercialwas later turned into a full-length single.
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