commercialize (redirected from commercializes)

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.

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com·mercial·i·zation (-sh-l-zshn) n.

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commercialize, commercialise [kəˈmɜːʃəˌlaɪz]

vb (tr)

1. to make commercial in aim, methods, or character

2. (Business / Commerce) to exploit for profit, esp at the expense of quality

commercialization , commercialisation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	commercialize - exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality; "The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches" exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
	2.	commercialize - make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" commercialise, market commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

Translations

commercialize [kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz] VT → comercializar

commercialize [kəˈmɜː^rʃəlaɪz] commercialise (British) vt

(= make into a business) → commercialiser

(pejorative) → commercialiser

commercialize

vt → kommerzialisieren

commercialize [kəˈmɜːʃəˌlaɪz] vt (pej) → commercializzare

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commercialize [kəˈmɜːʃəˌlaɪz] vt (pej) → commercializzare