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Definition of Commercialize
1. Verb. Exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality. "The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches"
2. Verb. Make commercial. "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life"
Category relationships: Commerce, Commercialism, Mercantilism
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Commercialisation, Commercialization, Market, Marketable, Marketable, Marketable, Marketing
Definition of Commercialize
1. Verb. (transitive) to apply business methodology to something in order to profit ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Commercialize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commercialize
Literary usage of Commercialize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Passion Play of Oberammergau by Montrose Jonas Moses (1909)
"... if it served no other purpose, prevented a popular effort to commercialize
the play by taking it out of its environment and bringing it to America. ..."
2. Defense Conversion: Redirecting R&D by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"However, inclusion of march-in rights can be a problem for firms; some worry that
their own best efforts to commercialize technology might not be regarded ..."
3. Making Economic and Environmental Sense: How Green Technology Works Better by Karen Flagstad (1994)
"Since 1989, EPA has entered into 59 CRADAs and has negotiated 13 patent licensing
agreements with the private sector to work together to commercialize ..."
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