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commercial-grade

commercial-grade

1 4.4
Made to be strong and last a long time for use in businesses or industry
  • adjective
  • /kəˈmɜrʃəl ɡreɪd/
translation icon : de calidad comercial
  • The contractor installed commercial-grade flooring in the office to withstand heavy foot traffic.
  • commercial-grade kitchen
  • commercial-grade appliances
  • commercial-grade heavy

Examples

  • Commercial-grade systems have been available for two decades.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Get it from a restaurant or a grocer, somebody that has a commercial-grade fryer that can be done safely.

    Blog text (14)
  • Our first beneficiary, Mission High School, used the money to help build their first commercial-grade educational kitchen.

    Blog text (30)
  • The office was small and generic, consisting of two rooms with cheap walnut paneling on the walls and commercial-grade rust-colored carpet on the floor.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The surfaces were then thoroughly cleaned with commercial-grade detergent and rinsed three times with boiling water to remove all detergent residues.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Initially, the surfaces were disinfected for 5 minutes with a commercial-grade heavy-duty chlorinated sanitizer before being rinsed with boiling water.

    Academic text (2005)
  • A 0.5-mL aliquot of a commercial-grade QAG or hypochlorite sanitizer was added to 9 mL of neutralizer.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The cloths were soaked in 75°C water for 1 minute or a commercial-grade chemical sanitizer such as QAC or hypochlorite for 6 minutes.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Many restaurants prefer using commercial-grade equipment to ensure durability during busy hours.

  • For home projects, you can find commercial-grade tools that offer professional quality without the high cost.

Synonyms

commercial
vscommercial-grade
56 3.2

Made for sale and often of average rather than high quality

is a named quality level for business use rather than a general product label
technical-grade
vscommercial-grade
  • Specialized
6.7

A material that has small amounts of unwanted substances and is used in industry

is about suitability for commerce and business rather than chemical purity

How Industrial

heavy-duty
23 3.9
industrial
71 3.5
commercial-grade
1 4.4

Surface Forms

commercial-grade positive

Morphology

commercial-grade = commercial + grade (transparent) = commercial + grade

A straightforward compound: 'commercial' + 'grade' yields an adjective meaning of a quality suitable for commercial use.

Etymology

The word commercial-grade combines commercial and grade. Commercial comes from commerce, meaning 'business or trade', and grade means 'level' or 'quality', so commercial-grade describes something made for business use at a practical level of quality.