com·mer·cial·ize
(kə-mûr′shə-līz′)tr.v. com·mer·cial·ized,
com·mer·cial·iz·ing,
com·mer·cial·iz·es 1. To apply methods of business to for profit.
2. a. To do, exploit, or make chiefly for financial gain.
b. To sacrifice the quality of for profit.
com·mer′cial·i·za′tion (-shə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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commercialized
(kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪzd) or commercialised
adjspoiled by commercial exploitation; degraded
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| Adj. | 1. | commercialized - organized principally for financial gain; "Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle"commercial - connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; "commercial trucker"; "commercial TV"; "commercial diamonds" |
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commercialized
[kəˈmɜːrʃəlaɪzd] commercialised (British) adj (pejorative) [
art, festival, place] →
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