commercialism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

commercial +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

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commercialism (countable and uncountable, plural commercialisms)

  1. The practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce or business.
  2. A tendency to value profit over everything else.

Further reading[edit]

  • "commercialism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 70.