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commerciality

commerciality

1 6.7
A focus on making money instead of art or quality
  • noun
  • /kəˌmɜrʃiˈælɪti/
: comercialidad
  • After all, according to the commercial promise view, the limits of commerciality presumably limit the scope of a promise's enforceability in contract law.
  • in terms of commerciality
  • commerciality involves

Examples

  • It's this amazing balance of commerciality and really adventurous pop.

  • The remainder of this part explains commerciality in terms of commodification, explains what commodification involves, and presents the ways in which commodification might be morally problematic, and hence why commodification matters.

    Academic text (2018)
  • But, we are told, the commerciality is not just a new institution within an ever more complex social landscape.

    Academic text (2000)
  • It might kill the commerciality of it.

  • But it behooves us to pay closer attention to the concept of commerciality.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Little work discusses what commerciality involves.

    Academic text (2018)
  • No, No concessions to commerciality, no concessions to radio.

  • Again, the minds that are supposed to be presiding and representing the advancement of aesthetics have been poisoned by the high commerciality of galleries and museums.

    Blog text (3)
  • The company's focus on commerciality has led to significant increases in profit.

  • The commerciality of the new product was evident in its high sales numbers at launch.

Synonyms

commercialism
vscommerciality
11 5.6

A focus on making money and selling things

is a broad quality of being focused on profit rather than specific practices
lucrativeness
vscommerciality
1 7.7

The quality of producing a lot of money

is the orientation toward earning money rather than the actual financial result
profitableness
vscommerciality
1 5.1

How much a business, project, or idea makes money and gives benefit

is the focus on making money and business success rather than actual gain

How Commercial

commercialization
  • US
12 6.3
commerciality
1 6.7
business activity
  • Specialized
8 3.4
nonprofit
  • US
101 3.3
philanthropy
32 6.3

Surface Forms

commerciality singular

Morphology

commerciality = commercial (transparent) = commerce + ial + ity

Forming a noun with '-ity' from the adjective 'commercial' is a regular, clearly derivable process indicating the state or quality of being commercial.

Etymology

Commerciality comes from commercial, which goes back to a root meaning 'trade' or 'buying and selling' and is the same idea behind merchant and market. So commerciality is the quality of being about business and making money.