Definitions
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- adjective of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior
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Examples
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Andrew Spear for The Wall Street Journal Vacuum Systems International, or VSI, based near Cleveland, remanufactures commercial-grade vacuum cleaners used to clean retail stores across the U.S.
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Instead of a disclosed cap, such as the 250 GB per month cap that Comcast eventually implemented after being fined for having an undisclosed one, Qwest lists things that a user might do that would lead it to call a customer up and offer her “commercial-grade service.”
Qwest’s 1st Rule of Bandwidth Caps: Don’t Talk About The Caps 2009
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Though the commercial-grade formula for this bread uses caramel colour, my home version uses (admittedly gratuitous amounts of) food colouring.
Archive 2009-01-01 Sarah 2009
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Vacuum Systems International Inc., or VSI, based near Cleveland, remanufactures commercial-grade vacuum cleaners used to clean retail stores across the U.S.
From Trash Heap to Store Shelf James R. Hagerty 2011
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See images from a Cleveland remanufacturer of commercial-grade vacuum cleaners.
From Trash Heap to Store Shelf James R. Hagerty 2011
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Though the commercial-grade formula for this bread uses caramel colour, my home version uses (admittedly gratuitous amounts of) food colouring.
Steak(less)house Sarah 2009
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They also installed a commercial-grade refrigerator in the apartment to keep the highly unstable bomb ingredients cold.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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One day I was sitting in a meeting with the principal and assistant principal at my daughter's school, talking about building a garden there, when someone mentioned that the newly renovated school building had a commercial-grade kitchen where meals were being "fresh-cooked."
Maria Rodale: A National Look at School Lunches, Part 1 Maria Rodale 2010
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Sealed Air's stock priced dropped 15% last week after the company announced the planned purchase of Diversey, which makes commercial-grade disinfectants and cleaning products.
Sealed Air Shareholder Objects to Deal Bob Tita 2011
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See images from a Cleveland remanufacturer of commercial-grade vacuum cleaners.
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