commercialism

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English

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Etymology

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From commercial +‎ -ism.

Noun

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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.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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