ＣＭ

noun

commercial; advertisement; TV/radio ad

The most common meaning. Refers to a broadcast commercial or advertisement, especially on TV or radio. Derived from 'commercial message'.

See also: コマーシャルメッセージ

• このＣＭ、最さい近きんよく見みるよね。

  I've been seeing this commercial a lot lately.

• 彼かれは新あたらしいＣＭに出しゅつ演えんしている。

  He appears in the new commercial.

noun

construction management

Domain-specific abbreviation used in the construction industry. Not common in everyday conversation.

See also: コンストラクションマネージメント

• 建けん設せつプロジェクトではＣＭの役やく割わりが重じゅう要ようだ。

  The role of construction management is important in building projects.

noun

contract manufacturer

Business abbreviation for a company that manufactures products under contract for another firm. Rare outside industry contexts.

• その部ぶ品ひんは海かい外がいのＣＭに発はっ注ちゅうしている。

  We outsource those parts to an overseas contract manufacturer.

noun

customer management

Business abbreviation for managing customer relationships or customer service operations. Rare.

• ＣＭシステムを導どう入にゅうして顧こ客きゃく満まん足ぞく度どが向こう上じょうした。

  Customer satisfaction improved after introducing a customer management system.

noun

court martial

Military abbreviation for a court martial. Very rare and context-specific.

• 軍ぐん法ぽう会かい議ぎは英えい語ごでＣＭと略りゃくされることがある。

  Court martial is sometimes abbreviated as CM in English.