com·mer·cial·ism (k?-mûr?sh?-l?z??m)n.1. The practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce or business.2. An attitude that emphasizes tangible profit or success.com·mer?cial·ist n.com·mer?cial·is?tic adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.commercialism (k??m?????l?z?m) n1. (Commerce) the spirit, principles, or procedure of commerce2. exclusive or inappropriate emphasis on profit com?mercialist n com?mercia?listic adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014com?mer?cial?ism (k??m?r ???l?z ?m) n. 1. the principles, practices, and spirit of commerce. 2. excessive emphasis on profit. [1845?50] com?mer?cial?ist, n. com?mer`cial?is?tic, adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.commercialism1. the principles, practice, and spirit of commerce.2. an excessive emphasis on high profit, commercial success, or immediate results.3. a commercial custom, practice, or expression. ? commercialist, n. ? commercialistic, adj.See also: Economics-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.