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1. Organized principally for financial gain
   "Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle";
   - commercialised [Brit]

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

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

Encyclopedia: Commercialized, Failed Experiments