commercial break

noun

An interval during or between television or radio programs during which advertisements are aired.

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Meanings

nouncommercial break (plural commercial breaks)

plural commercial breaks

  1. An interval during or between television or radio programs during which advertisements are aired.

    Synonyms: ad break

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn interval during or between television or radio programs during which advertisements are aired.

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Translations

German Werbepause
  • WerbepauseTranslations
Italian stacco pubblicitario
  • stacco pubblicitarioTranslations
Portuguese intervalo comercial
  • intervalo comercialTranslations
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APA

commercial break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commercial%20break

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“commercial break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commercial%20break. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commercial break,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commercial%20break.

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