(~s, commercializing, ~d)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'commercialise'
If something is ~d, it is used or changed in such a way that it makes money or profits, often in a way that people disapprove of.
It seems such a pity that a distinguished and honored name should be ~d in such a manner...
Federal agencies should ~ research.
VERB: be V-ed, V n disapproval
~d
Rock’n’roll has become so ~d and safe since punk.
ADJ
commercialization
...the commercialization of Christmas.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n