Link Centre Dictionary

professionalization

pro·fes·sio·nalization

UK/pɹəˌfɛʃn̩əlʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood

  • “the professionalization of American sports”
  • “the professionalization of warfare”
Synonyms

Origin

From professionalize + -ation.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.