commercialize
To bring into commerce from an earlier conditionTo bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).
» Christmas is getting so commercialized.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).
Near-synonym: productize
the work required not only to invent a device but also to commercialize it
(transitive)To apply business methodology to something in order to profit (such as introducing salability to a resource that comes from, or rightfully belongs to, the commons).
kommerzialisieren
коммерциализироватьkommercializirovatʹ
(transitive)To exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality.
a market district formerly served mainly by artisans but increasingly commercialized for mass tourism
exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
Examples
5 sentencesChristmas is getting so commercialized.
Christmas has become so commercialized.
Halloween has become very commercialized.
Why are madmen, the creative geniuses behind anything new and novel, quickly eliminated when their inventions and art become commercialized?
In the PRC, Christmas is a commercialized event in big cities.
Translations
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Forms
commercializes, commercializing, commercialized, commercialized| Base form | commercialize · to commercialize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | commercializes |
| Present participle | commercializing |
| Past simple | commercialized |
| Past participle | commercialized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- make commercial:commercialisemarket
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle