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commercialism
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com·mer·cial·ism  (k-mûrsh-lzm)
n.
1. The practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce or business.
2. An attitude that emphasizes tangible profit or success.

com·mercial·ist n.
com·mercial·istic adj.

commercialism [kəˈmɜːʃəˌlɪzəm]
n
1. (Business / Commerce) the spirit, principles, or procedure of commerce
2. exclusive or inappropriate emphasis on profit
commercialist  n
commercialistic  adj

commercialism
1. the principles, practice, and spirit of commerce.
2. an excessive emphasis on high profit, commercial success, or immediate results.
3. a commercial custom, practice, or expression. — commercialist, n. — commercialistic, adj.
See also: Economics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.commercialismcommercialism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
trading - buying or selling securities or commodities
trade - the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"
e-commerce - commerce conducted electronically (as on the internet)
interchange, exchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
initial offering, initial public offering, IPO - a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
carriage trade - trade from upper-class customers
transaction, dealing, dealings - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"
importation, importing - the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
exporting, exportation - the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"
distribution - the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
marketing, merchandising, selling - the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
traffic - buying and selling; especially illicit trade
defrayal, defrayment, payment - the act of paying money
evasion, nonpayment - the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"
usance - the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
commercialise, commercialize, market - make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life"
buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
take - buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
get - purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?"
clear - sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
turn - get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"
negociate - sell or discount; "negociate securities"
sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
sell short - sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit
remainder - sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"
resell - sell (something) again after having bought it
deaccession - sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works; "The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter"
fob off, foist off, palm off - sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
realise, realize - convert into cash; of goods and property
auction, auction off, auctioneer - sell at an auction
sell, trade, deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
transact - conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"
deal - sell; "deal hashish"
retail - sell on the retail market
wholesale - sell in large quantities
liquidize, sell out, sell up - get rid of all one's merchandise
Translations
commercialism [kəˈmɜːʃəlɪzəm] N (often pej) → comercialismo m (pej), mercantilismo m (pej)
commercialism [kəˈmɜːrʃəlɪzəm] n (pejorative)mercantilisme m
commercialism
nKommerzialisierung f; (connected with art, literature also) → Kommerz m
commercialism [kəˈmɜːʃəˌlɪzm] n (pej) → affarismo
commercialism [kəˈmɜːʃəˌlɪzm] n (pej) → affarismo


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