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commercialization

com·mer·cia·lization

UK/kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ US/kəˌmɜːʃələˈzeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce

  • “my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege”
  • “the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development”
  • “both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products”

Origin

From commercialize + -ation or commercial + -ization.

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