commercialization
noun
- process of introducing a new product or production method into commerce
- to make commercial
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ / /kəˌmɜːʃələˈzeɪʃən/ / /kəˌmɝʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin con- Proto-Italic *merks Late Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Late Latin -ium Late Latin commercium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin commerciālislbor. French commercialbor. English commercial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English commercialize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English commercialization From commercialize + -ation or commercial + -ization.
- The act of commercializing.
“Near-synonym: productization”
“Lowering prices for humanoids would mark a major step to their eventual commercialization and wider adoption.”