com·mer·cial·ize

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• com|mer|cial|ize — «kuh MUR shuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make a matter of business or trade: »Charging admission to church services would commercialize religion. If we are going to be patrons of art, business reasoned, we must not…“commercialize”… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|com|mer|cial|ize — «DEE kuh MUR shuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to stop the commercialization of; remove the methods and spirit of commerce from (an institution, industry, or activity): »a crusade to decommercialize Christmas (New Yorker) …   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

• 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

• ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

• commercialize — com·mer·cial·ize …   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

• commercialize — com|mer|cial|ize also commercialise BrE [kəˈmə:ʃəlaız US ə:r ] v [T] 1.) [usually passive] to be more concerned with making money from something than about its quality used to show disapproval ▪ Christmas has become so commercialized. 2.) to sell …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• commercialize — com‧mer‧cial‧ize [kəˈmɜːʆəlaɪz ǁ ɜːr ] also commercialise verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to make something available to buyers for the first time: • He doesn t see any rush to commercialize the Sunpower technology for household use. 2 …   Financial and business terms