commercialization

English

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Etymology

From commercialize +‎ -ation or commercial +‎ -ization.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /kəˌmɜːʃələˈzeɪʃən/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /kəˌmɝʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /kəˌmɝʃələˈzeɪʃən/
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  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /kəˌmɜːʃəlɑɪˈzæɪʃən/, /kəˌmɜːʃələˈzæɪʃən/

Noun

commercialization (countable and uncountable, plural commercializations)

  1. The act of commercializing.
    Near-synonym: productization
    • 2025 March 25, John Liu, “Elon Musk thinks robots are a $10 trillion business. He’s got some competition from China”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 20 June 2025:
      Lowering prices for humanoids would mark a major step to their eventual commercialization and wider adoption.

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