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commercialization

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com·mer·cial·ize  (k-mûrsh-lz)
tr.v. com·mer·cial·ized, com·mer·cial·iz·ing, com·mer·cial·iz·es
1. To apply methods of business to for profit.
2.
a. To do, exploit, or make chiefly for financial gain.
b. To sacrifice the quality of for profit.

com·mercial·i·zation (-sh-l-zshn) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.commercialization - the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce; "my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege"; "the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development"; "both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products"
exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
Translations
commercialization [kəˌmɜːʃələɪˈzeɪʃən] Ncomercialización f
commercialization commercialisation [kəˌmɜːrʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] (British) n (pejorative)commercialisation f
commercialization
commercialization [kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃn] n (pej) → commercializzazione f


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