commercialization
English
Alternative forms
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)
- 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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Translations
the act of commercializing
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