on a commercial unit vs in a commercial unit

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'On a commercial unit' is used when referring to something physically located on top of a commercial unit, while 'in a commercial unit' is used when referring to something inside the commercial unit.

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on a commercial unit

This phrase is correct when referring to something physically located on top of a commercial unit.

This phrase is used to describe something that is situated on the top surface of a commercial unit, such as a sign or a piece of equipment.

Examples:

The company logo is displayed on a commercial unit in the shopping mall.
There is a satellite dish on a commercial unit on the roof of the building.

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It may be more difficult to prevent the disease in these flocks than in larger commercial units.
(c) equipment which is not intended to be placed on the market as a single functional or commercial unit.
NEUWOGES is the owner of, inter alia, a number of plots of land in Neubrandenburg, on which twelve housing blocks with an aggregate total of 557 individual flats and some commercial units are situated.
You're here to declare an interest in commercial units?
(a) which forms, from an objective point of view, a commercial unit with a distance contract or an off-premises contract; and
The industrial launch is marked by the first commercial unit built under a third party process sub-licence or the first commercial charge of product used.
(c) Equipment which is not intended to be placed on the market as a single functional or commercial unit.
By merging or closing hospitals - e.g. the hospital of Ierapetra - and other health facilities, the government is encouraging them to act as 'independent commercial units' which will guarantee income and profits, particularly by increasing payments to insurance schemes.
A commercial reprographic imaging unit whose sole function is the production of duplicates from a graphic hard copy original.
Each project developer was to purchase the part of the land assigned to it to construct housing units and commercial premises.
Pick him up quickly, but not on a commercial carrier.
He and I worked together on a commercial in Austria.
Financial intermediaries shall be managed on a commercial basis.
Natural cider is produced in traditional presses, of which Asturias possesses 106 on a commercial scale.
I got you on a commercial flight.
They put me on a commercial flight.
It is therefore possible to operate such routes on a commercial basis.
The management of a risk capital measure or fund must be effected on a commercial basis.
The aid shall takes the form of participation into a profit driven investment fund, managed on a commercial basis.
In Sweden no beans other than brown beans are grown on a commercial scale.

Alternatives:

on top of a commercial unit
atop a commercial unit
above a commercial unit
over a commercial unit
on the surface of a commercial unit

in a commercial unit

This phrase is correct when referring to something inside a commercial unit.

This phrase is used to describe something that is located inside a commercial unit, such as a store or an office.

Examples:

The new store is located in a commercial unit in the shopping center.
There are several offices in the commercial units on the second floor.

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It may be more difficult to prevent the disease in these flocks than in larger commercial units.
(c) equipment which is not intended to be placed on the market as a single functional or commercial unit.
NEUWOGES is the owner of, inter alia, a number of plots of land in Neubrandenburg, on which twelve housing blocks with an aggregate total of 557 individual flats and some commercial units are situated.
You're here to declare an interest in commercial units?
(a) which forms, from an objective point of view, a commercial unit with a distance contract or an off-premises contract; and
The industrial launch is marked by the first commercial unit built under a third party process sub-licence or the first commercial charge of product used.
(c) Equipment which is not intended to be placed on the market as a single functional or commercial unit.
By merging or closing hospitals - e.g. the hospital of Ierapetra - and other health facilities, the government is encouraging them to act as 'independent commercial units' which will guarantee income and profits, particularly by increasing payments to insurance schemes.
A commercial reprographic imaging unit whose sole function is the production of duplicates from a graphic hard copy original.
Each project developer was to purchase the part of the land assigned to it to construct housing units and commercial premises.
Airlines are primarily active in a commercial environment, subject to national data protection legislation implementing Directive 95/46/EC.
Your son was never in a commercial.
No, in a commercial for Bay Rum.
So, the day after Halloween, I was in a commercial.
Any business owner or investor will normally require a return on its investment in a commercial undertaking.
I don't want the song in a commercial for beauty products.
In a commercial where beer makes it snow.
This is the case only when the other party is engaged in a commercial or professional activity.
So now you're so principled that you can't use one of our songs in a commercial, but you can go out there and play with Juliette Barnes.
I don't want the song in a commercial for beauty products.

Alternatives:

inside a commercial unit
within a commercial unit
within the premises of a commercial unit
within the confines of a commercial unit
inside the walls of a commercial unit

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