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Adjective: commercialized  ku'murshu`lIzd
  1. Organized principally for financial gain
    "Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle"
    - commercialised [Brit]
Verb: commercialize  ku'murshu`lIz
  1. Exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
    "The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches"
    - commercialise [Brit]
     
  2. Make commercial
    "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life"
    - commercialise [Brit], market

See also: commercial, commercialization

Type of: alter, change, exploit, modify, tap

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