commercialization

UK/kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/UK/kəˌmɜːʃələˈzeɪʃən/Canada, US/kəˌmɝʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/Canada, US/kəˌmɝʃələˈzeɪʃən/

noun

The act of commercializing.

“Near-synonym: productization”

Similar
productizationcommercialisation
OriginEnglish commercialize ← French commercia ← Late Latin commerciāli →
Less commonScrabble 34
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Meanings

nouncommercialization (countable and uncountable, plural commercializations)

plural commercializations · alternative commercialisation

  1. countableuncountableThe act of commercializing.

    Near-synonym: productization

    1 more example

    Lowering prices for humanoids would mark a major step to their eventual commercialization and wider adoption.

    2025 March 25, John Liu, “Elon Musk thinks robots are a $10 trillion business. He’s got some competition from China”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2025

    Synonyms: productization

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of commercializing.

Similar
productization

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce

Similar
commercialisation
Broader
exploitationdevelopment
Also see
commodification

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Italic*merks
  7. Latinmerx
  8. Latincommercium
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Late Latincommerciāli
  12. Frenchcommercia
  13. Englishcommercial
  14. Englishcommercialize
  15. Englishcommercialization

From commercialize + -ation or commercial + -ization.

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Translations

Catalan comercialització
  • comercialitzacióthe act of commercializing
Czech komercializace
  • komercializacethe act of commercializing
Dutch commercialisatie
  • commercialisatiethe act of commercializing
Finnish kaupallistaminen
  • kaupallistaminenthe act of commercializing
French commercialisation
  • commercialisationthe act of commercializing
German Kommerzialisierung
  • Kommerzialisierungthe act of commercializing
Greek εμπορευματοποίηση
  • εμπορευματοποίηση (emporevmatopoíisi)the act of commercializing
Indonesian komersialisasi, pengomersialan
  • komersialisasithe act of commercializing
  • pengomersialanthe act of commercializing
Italian commercializzazione
  • commercializzazionethe act of commercializing
Norwegian Bokmål kommersialisering
  • kommersialiseringthe act of commercializing
Polish komercjalizacja
  • komercjalizacjathe act of commercializing
Portuguese comercialização
  • comercializaçãothe act of commercializing
Romanian comercializare, comercializație
  • comercializarethe act of commercializing
  • comercializațiethe act of commercializing
Russian коммерциализа́ция
  • коммерциализа́ция (kommercializácija)the act of commercializing
Slovak komercializácia
  • komercializáciathe act of commercializing
Spanish comercialización
  • comercializaciónthe act of commercializing
Ukrainian комерціалізація
  • комерціалізація (komercializacija)the act of commercializing
Welsh masnacheiddiad
  • masnacheiddiadthe act of commercializing
Cite this entry
APA

commercialization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commercialization

MLA

“commercialization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commercialization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commercialization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commercialization.

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