commercialize

[kuh-mur-shuh-lahyz]

verb (used with object), com·mer·cial·ized, com·mer·cial·iz·ing.

to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
to emphasize the profitable aspects of, especially at the expense of quality: to commercialize one's artistic talent.
to offer for sale; make available as a commodity.

Also especially British, com·mer·cial·ise.

Origin of commercialize

Related formscom·mer·cial·i·za·tion, nouncom·mer·cial·iz·er, nounde·com·mer·cial·i·za·tion, nounde·com·mer·cial·ize, verb (used with object), de·com·mer·cial·ized, de·com·mer·cial·iz·ing.o·ver·com·mer·cial·i·za·tion, nouno·ver·com·mer·cial·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·com·mer·cial·ized, o·ver·com·mer·cial·iz·ing.qua·si-com·mer·cial·ized, adjectiveun·com·mer·cial·ized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for commercialization

Contemporary Examples

However, an unintended consequence of the commercialization of the sport was a boom in child trafficking.
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Adam Rasmi
December 7, 2013
Only Johnny Carson could make the commercialization of Shakespeare funny.
Johnny Carson’s Greatest Moments From Carnac to a Python Grapple
Brittany Jones-Cooper
May 7, 2012

Historical Examples

The White Slave Traffic, about which we hear so much these days, is a direct result of this commercialization.
Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction
T. W. Shannon
Its purpose was to streamline the commercialization of a farm product, and in this effort it was highly successful.
Frying Pan Farm
Elizabeth Brown Pryor
Commercialization has never affected any literature more than it has affected the American short story in the past.
The Best Short Stories of 1915
Various
The commercialization of brides is substantially universal, except in America.
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories
Mark Twain
It was another little thing they had picked up in our world, from our civilization,—the commercialization of art.
The Pacific Triangle
Sydney Greenbie

British Dictionary definitions for commercialization

commercialize

commercialise

verb (tr)

to make commercial in aim, methods, or character
to exploit for profit, esp at the expense of quality

Derived Formscommercialization or commercialisation, noun

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Origin of commercialize

Examples from the Web for commercialization

Contemporary Examples

However, an unintended consequence of the commercialization of the sport was a boom in child trafficking.

Only Johnny Carson could make the commercialization of Shakespeare funny.

Historical Examples

The White Slave Traffic, about which we hear so much these days, is a direct result of this commercialization.

Its purpose was to streamline the commercialization of a farm product, and in this effort it was highly successful.

Commercialization has never affected any literature more than it has affected the American short story in the past.

The commercialization of brides is substantially universal, except in America.

It was another little thing they had picked up in our world, from our civilization,—the commercialization of art.

commercialize

commercialise

Word Origin and History for commercialization

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Examples from the Web for commercialization

Contemporary Examples

However, an unintended consequence of the commercialization of the sport was a boom in child trafficking.

Only Johnny Carson could make the commercialization of Shakespeare funny.

Historical Examples

The White Slave Traffic, about which we hear so much these days, is a direct result of this commercialization.

Its purpose was to streamline the commercialization of a farm product, and in this effort it was highly successful.

Commercialization has never affected any literature more than it has affected the American short story in the past.

The commercialization of brides is substantially universal, except in America.

It was another little thing they had picked up in our world, from our civilization,—the commercialization of art.

commercialize

commercialise

Word Origin and History for commercialization

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commercialize

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Origin of commercialize