commercialize
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.
Origin of commercialize
1- Also especially British, com·mer·cial·ise .
Other words from commercialize
- com·mer·cial·i·za·tion [kuh-mur-shuhl-uh-zey-shuhn], /kəˌmɜr ʃəl əˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun
- com·mer·cial·iz·er, noun
- de·com·mer·cial·i·za·tion, noun
- de·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, noun
- o·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, adjective
- un·com·mer·cial·ized, adjective
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How to use commercialize in a sentence
The Middle West is a hard-working, idealistic, "uncommercialized" body of citizens, who create our national policy.
Our Part in the Great War | Arthur GleasonOne of the early English importations revealed Frohman's utterly uncommercialized attitude toward the theater.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man | Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel FrohmanAll human experience and all natural uncommercialized human aspiration point to this as the right path.
Preface to Androcles and the Lion | George Bernard Shaw
British Dictionary definitions for commercialize
commercialise
/ (kəˈmɜːʃəˌlaɪz) /
to make commercial in aim, methods, or character
to exploit for profit, esp at the expense of quality
Derived forms of commercialize
- commercialization or commercialisation, noun
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