From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcommercializecom‧mer‧cial‧ize (also commercialise British English) /kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive] 1 PROFITto be more concerned with making money from something than about its quality – used to show disapproval Christmas has become so commercialized.Grammar Commercialize is usually passive in this meaning.2 SELLto sell something completely new to the public for the first time Some space launches will be commercialized to help pay for more space research. —commercialization /kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -ˌmɜːrʃələ-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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commercialize• Christmas is getting so commercialized.• Such systems could operate at lower cost than current methods and may soon become commercialized.• Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft have not been successfully commercialized.• Some space launches will be commercialized in order to help pay for more space research.• The thing about federal holidays is they often get homogenized or commercialized or trivialized.From Longman Business Dictionarycommercializecom‧mer‧cial‧ize /kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz-ɜːr-/ (also commercialise British English) verb [transitive]1COMMERCEto make something available to buyers for the first timeHe doesn’t see any rush to commercialize the Sunpower technology for household use.2disapproving to use something in a way that makes as much money as possible, without considering its qualitythe growing tendency to commercialize museums —commercialized (also commercialised British English) adjectivethis ever more commercialised world —commercialization (also commercialisation British English) noun [uncountable]Money and commercialisation are damaging the image of sport.→ See Verb table 