noncommercially
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In a way that does not make money
- adverb
- /ˌnɒn.kəˈmɜːr.ʃəl.i/
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sin fines de lucro
- She shared her artwork online noncommercially to help aspiring artists find inspiration.
Examples
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He offered his photography services noncommercially for the local charity event.
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However, I intend no criticism for people who grow the marijuana they use themselves or obtain it noncommercially from people they know.
Blog text (17) -
The music can be downloaded noncommercially for personal use at no cost.
Antonyms
How Commercial
Surface Forms
noncommercially positive
Morphology
noncommercially = noncommercial (transparent) = non + commercial + ly
The step from 'noncommercial' to 'noncommercially' is a regular adverbial formation using the productive suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
The word noncommercially has two parts: non- 'not' and commercial 'connected with business or selling'. So noncommercially means doing something 'not for business' or 'not to make a profit'.