o|ver|com|mer|cial|ism — «OH vuhr kuh MUR shuh lihz uhm», noun. excessive or undue commercialism: »overcommercialism of research … Useful english dictionary
com|mer´cial|ist — com|mer|cial|ism «kuh MUR shuh lihz uhm», noun. 1. the methods and spirit of commerce: »Making money is often the only object of commercialism. Since primitive men traded sea shells, commercialism has existed in some form. 2. the commercial… … Useful english dictionary
com·mer·cial·ism — /kəˈmɚʃəˌlızəm/ noun [noncount] disapproving : the attitude or actions of people who are influenced too strongly by the desire to earn money or buy goods rather than by other values the commercialism of modern society the increasing commercialism … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
cial — ae·cial; al·tri·cial; am·phi·the·cial; an·ti·so·cial; ap·o·the·cial; ar·ti·fi·cial·ize; ar·ti·fi·cial·ly; ar·ti·fi·cial·ness; ben·e·fi·cial; ben·e·fi·cial·ly; ben·e·fi·cial·ness; brec·cial; car·a·pa·cial; car·ni·fi·cial; cic·a·tri·cial;… … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
commercialism — com·mer·cial·ism … English syllables
commercialism — com•mer•cial•ism [[t]kəˈmɜr ʃəˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) the principles, practices, and spirit of commerce 2) excessive emphasis on profit • Etymology: 1845–50 com•mer′cial•ist, n. com•mer cial•is′tic, adj … From formal English to slang
commercialism — com|mer|cial|ism [ kə mɜrʃl,ızəm ] noun uncount the activities or attitudes of people who think that making a profit is more important than anything else … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
