commercialize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
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to emphasize the profitable aspects of, especially at the expense of quality.
to commercialize one's artistic talent.
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to offer for sale; make available as a commodity.
verb
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to make commercial in aim, methods, or character
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to exploit for profit, esp at the expense of quality
Other Word Forms
- commercialization noun
- commercializer noun
- decommercialization noun
- decommercialize verb (used with object)
- overcommercialization noun
- overcommercialize verb (used with object)
- quasi-commercialized adjective
- uncommercialized adjective
Etymology
Origin of commercialize
Example Sentences
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In other words, they want to separate the intensely nationalist and heavily commercialized Olympic movement from the crucial mission of preventing abuse in amateur sports.
From Salon
The number of applications has increased three-fold over the past decade as more companies have sought to commercialize space, especially for telecommunications.
Ajinomoto, the Japanese food company best known for commercializing monosodium glutamate, used its chemistry knowledge to make a specialized film used in the underside layer of a chip alongside T-glass.
“With the vast majority of Affirm volume online, we believe the card will help it commercialize in-store shopping,” posited Susquehanna analysts.
From Barron's
The 2015 purchase agreement with Shkreli restricted him from commercializing or exhibiting the album in large venues for 88 years, meaning it wasn’t permitted to be widely released to the public until 2103.
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