commercialism Definition
com·mer·cial·ism (-iz′əm)
noun
the practices and spirit of commerce or business, often, specif., as showing an undue regard for profit
commercialism Related Forms
com·mer′·cial·ist noun
com·mer′·cial·is′·tic adjective
commercialism Usage Examples
Preposition: of
life: Altruism isn't entirely dead and buried by the selfishness and commercialism of modern life.
Converse of object
- avoid: The Board will strive wherever possible to avoid outright commercialism.
- grow: News and Views Pride commercialized – the growing commercialism of London's annual Summer Pride event.
- hate: I hated the naked commercialism and tried to resist the tugging pull on my wallet.
- escape: The city has largely escaped the rabid commercialism, which has unfortunately taken such a heavy toll on Canterbury.
- associate: As much as possible, Canterbury Travel aims to avoid the commercialism often associated with such trips.
Adjective modifier
- crass: Every year the message of Christmas is subsumed ever more by the crass commercialism of the market.
- rampant: However, it is clear that " rampant commercialism " would be very unpopular.
- outright: The Board will strive wherever possible to avoid outright commercialism.
- blatant: I guess I can forgive him the blatant commercialism, I'm sure the money keeps him out there doing what he does best.
- overt: It was, however, the only example of overt commercialism we found in the Arctic.
- such: Such commercialism will be subject to the conditions of a separate agreement.
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