Commercialization
/kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of commercializing. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonym: productization"
- 2 the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Despite the problems of excessive commercialization, etc. the Olympics will go forward into the new century."
Etymology
From commercialize + -ation or commercial + -ization.