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commercialization

commercialization

14 6.3
Making something into a product or service to sell and earn money
  • noun
  • /kəˌmɜrʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • US
translation icon : comercialización
  • After years of research, the commercialization of renewable energy sources is finally becoming a reality.
  • privatization and commercialization
  • technology commercialization
  • development and commercialization

And that's when the kind of move towards more and more commercialization and less and less research, research started happening.

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Examples

  • FODERUMA financed projects that were concerned with infrastructure, reforestation, and the further commercialization of peasant agriculture.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Another promising trend is the rapid commercialization of the Chinese press.

    Academic text (2008)
  • But beyond the the increased commercialization, something else is happening.

  • It's really also just this commercialization issue, right?

  • This is in the form of commercialization, of course, but in many other ways.

  • I get tired of all the commercialization, too, but it's everywhere and not going away.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Instead of taking a decade to ready a crop for commercialization, it will take a matter of months.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Technology transfer programs are important in determining whether academic research has a chance for commercialization.

    Academic text (2012)
  • But there is an urgent need to ensure that the commercialization already underway supports conservation and development.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The process, called RapidTool, is slated for commercialization by the end of this year.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

monetization
vscommercialization
  • Texting
6 4.7

Turning content into money using ads or subscriptions

involves broader running or use for financial gain beyond just making revenue from content
commodification
vscommercialization
  • Specialized
3 8.4

To make ideas, services, or relationships into things people can buy

focuses on managing or running something mainly to gain money rather than only making items
marketization
vscommercialization
  • Specialized
1 7.4

The process of making services and companies compete and become privately owned

is about running or managing mainly to make money rather than changing economic systems

How Commercialized

commercialization
  • US
14 6.3
preclinical phase
  • Specialized
6.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

commercialization = commercialize (transparent) = commercial + ize + ation

Formed from the verb 'commercialize' + the noun-forming suffix '-ation', indicating the process of making something commercial.

Etymology

The word commercialization comes from commerce and commercial, words that originally meant 'trade' or 'buying and selling'. So commercialization is about turning something into products or services for the market and running it mainly to make money.