Commercialization Meaning

/kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
C1

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nounThe act of commercializing.

The commercialization of the product was successful.
Commercialization of space travel is increasing.
The commercialization of space travel has advanced rapidly in recent years.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the vaccine allowed widespread distribution at affordable prices.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of space travel might soon make it affordable for tourists.

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.

"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:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the vaccine allowed widespread distribution at affordable prices.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of space travel might soon make it affordable for tourists.

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