Commercialization of that American institution—the political convention—this year promises to reach the zenith, or nadir, depending on how you look at it (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
de|com|mer|cial|i|za|tion — «DEE kuh MUR shuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of decommercializing: »... the decommercialization of pharmacies, whereby the pharmacist would be prohibited from selling nonpharmaceutical goods (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|com|mer|cial|i|za|tion — «OH vuhr kuh MUR shuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. excessive or undue commercialization: »Advertisers howl at any suggestion of a tax on commercials, yet a tax may be the only way to curb the overcommercialization of television and radio (Vance Packard) … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
cial — ae·cial; al·tri·cial; am·phi·the·cial; an·ti·so·cial; ap·o·the·cial; ar·ti·fi·cial·ize; ar·ti·fi·cial·ly; ar·ti·fi·cial·ness; ben·e·fi·cial; ben·e·fi·cial·ly; ben·e·fi·cial·ness; brec·cial; car·a·pa·cial; car·ni·fi·cial; cic·a·tri·cial;… … English syllables
commercialization — com·mer·cial·i·za·tion … English syllables
commercialize — com•mer•cial•ize [[t]kəˈmɜr ʃəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) bus to make commercial in character, methods, etc.; make profitable or introduce profit into 2) bus to emphasize the profitable aspects of, esp. by sacrificing quality or debasing… … From formal English to slang
commercialize — com|mer|cial|ize [ kə mɜrʃl,aız ] verb transitive to develop something so that you can sell it and make a profit ╾ com|mer|cial|i|za|tion [ kə,mɜrʃəlı zeıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
za — ab·so·lut·i·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; acet·y·li·za·tion; achro·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·id·i·za·tion; ac·tu·al·i·za·tion; aero·sol·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; ag·ro·my·za; akhund·za·da; al·bi·ti·za·tion; al·car·ra·za; al·dol·i·za·tion;… … English syllables
overcommercialization — o ver•com•mer cial•i•za′tion n … From formal English to slang
