commercialize

🇺🇸 /kəˈmɜːrʃəlaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to use something to make money, often in a way that people think is not good

Many people feel that holidays have become too commercialized, with companies trying to sell more products.

translation

v. to use something to make money, often in a way that people think is not good

Word Forms

3rd Present commercializes
Past commercialized
Perfect commercialized
Progressive commercializing