DEFINITION of 'Commercial Real Estate'. Property that is used solely for business purposes. Examples of commercial real estate include malls, office parks, restaurants, gas stations, convenience stores and office towers. Commercial real estate is one of the three primary types of real estate.
Initialism [edit]. NEC. 1  Not Elsewhere Classified, a phrase used in classification codes such as Standard Industrial Classification, International Standard Classification of Occupations, DSM-IV-TR, DSM-5, ICD-9, and ICD-10.2  National Exhibition Centre.3  National Executive Committee (of a political party). 4  Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. 5  National Electrical Code: its ...nitialism [edit]. NEC. 1  Not Elsewhere Classified, a phrase used in classification codes such as Standard Industrial Classification, International Standard Classification of Occupations, DSM-IV-TR, DSM-5, ICD-9, and ICD-10.
In the electrical world, NEC stands for the National Electrical Code. NEC is the safety standard used by most states, municipalities and cities. Building inspectors âthe authority having jurisdictionâ can reject an electrical installation, if the installation doesnât follow the standards defined in the NEC.