verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To turn into a consumer. transitive
2. 2
   To make suitable for mass consumption; to convert to a consumer-oriented product or service (as when an industrial, professional, or business-to-business product or service enters the consumer market). transitive

   "Mechanical refrigeration and air conditioning were commercialized decades before they were consumerized."

Example

More examples

"Mechanical refrigeration and air conditioning were commercialized decades before they were consumerized."

Etymology

From consumer + -ize.

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