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commercialize.

To bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kəˈmɚʃəˌlaɪz/US/kəˈmɜːʃəˌlaɪz/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).

    transitive
    the work required not only to invent a device but also to commercialize it
  2. To apply business methodology to something in order to profit (such as introducing salability to a resource that comes from, or rightfully belongs to, the commons).

    transitive
    finding the right balance in paying for water infrastructure (treatment plants and pipe networks) but not commercializing water to the point of excluding low-income people from adequate access to a basic necessity
  3. To exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality.

    transitive
    a market district formerly served mainly by artisans but increasingly commercialized for mass tourism
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin commercium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin commerciālislbor. French commercialbor. English commercial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English commercialize From commercial + -ize.

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