commercialization
noun/kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
/kəˌmɜːrʃələˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also commercialisation)
[uncountable] (often disapproving)- the act of using something to try to make a profit, especially in a way that other people do not approve of
- to complain about the commercialization of Christmas
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