Oxford Dictionary English commercial break noun noun BrE BrE//kəˌmɜːʃl ˈbreɪk// ; NAmE NAmE//kəˌmɜːrʃl ˈbreɪk// Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa pause for advertisements during a television or radio programme Filling up a plate of snacks during commercial breaks is part of our football tradition.See commercial break in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: commercial break oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com