commercializeverb [ T usually passive ]
UK usually commercialise uk/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl.aɪz/us/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl.aɪz/to organize something to make a profit
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Business - general words
- Age of Exploration
- B2B
- B2C
- back office
- big business
- deal
- devolution
- devolve
- devolve sth to sb
- fair trade
- globalization
- mass market
- mass market
- niche market
- offshore
- open market
- private
- private enterprise
- privately
- tender
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commercialization
noun [ U ] disapproving UK usually commercialisation uk/kəˌmɜː.ʃəl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/kəˌmɝː.ʃəl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
The commercialization of football has turned it from a sport into a business.
commercialized
adjective disapproving UK usually commercialised uk/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl.aɪzd/us/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl.aɪzd/
What a pity Christmas has become so commercialized.