commercialize
pronunciation
How to pronounce commercialize in British English:
UK [kəˈmɜ:ʃəlaɪz]
How to pronounce commercialize in American English:
US [kəˈmɜrʃlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
- make commercial
Word Origin
- commercialize (v.)
- 1830, from commercial (adj.) + -ize. Related: Commercialized; commercializing.
Example
- 1. Nocera says he hopes to commercialize the new technology within 2 to 3 years .
- 2. But other countries have struggled to commercialize the process , including russia and japan .
- 3. Commercialize the influence that reform increases to chinese economy .
- 4. Our program helps firms to develop technologies and successfully commercialize them in a global marketplace .
- 5. And now , several companies are forming a multimillion-dollar alliance to commercialize similar products .