1. designed or managed primarily to make a profit rather than for artistic or social value
Usage: British spelling (American: commercialized); often used with a critical or disapproving tone

1. past tense and past participle of commercialise; to make something a commercial product or service, or to exploit something for profit
Usage: British spelling (American: commercialized); transitive verb

Examples

• The festival has become too commercialised, with corporate sponsors everywhere.
• They commercialised the traditional craft by mass-producing it for tourists.
• Many argue that Christmas has been heavily commercialised over the decades.
• The band refused to commercialise their music despite offers from major labels.
• Once the sport was commercialised, ticket prices skyrocketed.
• The author felt her work had been commercialised in ways she never intended.