commercialism

/kəˈmɜːʃəlɪzəm/ noun [U] disapproving

Definition

› the practice of trying to make as much profit as possible and not caring about how this affects other people or places: Greedy commercialism has turned this beautiful landscape into a mess of ugly apartment blocks and hotels.

(Definition of commercialism noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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