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1. Organized principally for financial gain
   "Christmas has become a commercialised spectacle";
   - commercialized

1. Make commercial
   "Some Amish people have commercialised their way of life";
   - commercialize, market
    
2. Exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
   "The hotel owners are commercialising the beaches";
   - commercialize

See also: commercial

Type of: alter, change, exploit, modify, tap

Encyclopedia: Commercialised