commercialism
noun
the principles, practices, and spirit of commerce.
commercialistic
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a word derived from
commercialism.
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a word derived from
commercialist.
Example Sentences
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All this, however, dangerously approximated the commercialistic ideal of high salaries only for the management with the final test of a small expense account and a large output.
From Twenty Years at Hull House; with autobiographical notes by Jane Addams
High-minded men of all nations have long observed with concern the growing tendency of modern international trade toward selfish exploitation, concession-hunting, cut-throat competition, and commercialistic practices of the most sordid type.
From The Ethics of Coöperation by James Hayden Tufts
