commercialize
gb/kəmˈɚʃəlˌaɪz/ us/kəmˈɚʃəlˌaɪz/
C1
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Udsagnsord
business
C1
action
1
Bring to market for sale
to make a product, invention, or idea ready to sell
Brugsmønster:
commercialize [a product/technology/idea]
Typisk fejl:
Do not use it simply to mean “advertise.” Commercializing usually includes making something available for sale or business use.
Synonymer
market (emphasizes selling or promoting the product)
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bring to market (clear, common phrase for launching something commercially)
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monetize (emphasizes making revenue from something)
Antonymer
shelve (means to stop or delay development instead of taking something to market)
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withhold (means to keep something from being released or sold)
Ordforbindelser
commercialize a product
|commercialize a technology
|commercialize an invention
|commercialize research
|commercialize an idea
|commercialize a discovery
|commercialize software
|commercialize a new drug
|successfully commercialize
|rapidly commercialize
Temaer
business
|marketing
|technology
|innovation
|economy
Eksempler
- The company plans to commercialize the battery technology within two years.
- University researchers often need business partners to commercialize their discoveries.
- The drug was never commercialized because clinical trials showed serious side effects.
Læringseksempler
- They commercialized the app last year.
- The team wants to commercialize its invention.
Udsagnsord
C1
action
2
Make something profit-focused
to make an activity, event, or tradition more about money and selling things
Brugsmønster:
commercialize [an activity/event/tradition/place]
Typisk fejl:
This meaning often has a negative tone, especially with words like holiday, culture, sport, or education.
Synonymer
commodify (more formal or academic; means treating something as a product)
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exploit (stronger and more negative; suggests unfair use for profit)
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monetize (focuses on creating income, not always negative)
Antonymer
decommercialize (rare; means to remove or reduce commercial influence)
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preserve (means to keep something from being changed by profit motives)
Ordforbindelser
commercialize Christmas
|commercialize a holiday
|commercialize sport
|commercialize education
|commercialize culture
|commercialize art
|commercialize public space
|commercialize childhood
|become heavily commercialized
|overly commercialized
Temaer
business
|culture
|society
|media
|sports
Eksempler
- Many people complain that the holiday has been commercialized.
- Critics say the league has commercialized youth sports too much.
- The town resisted plans to commercialize the historic waterfront with chain stores and advertising.
Læringseksempler
- Some people think Christmas is too commercialized.
- The festival became commercialized over time.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
commercialize
IPA
GB/kəmˈɚʃəlˌaɪz/
US/kəmˈɚʃəlˌaɪz/
Stavelser og tryk
com - mer - cial - ize (4 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mer)
Ordformer
Verb
- Base: commercialize
- 3rd Person Singular: commercializes
- Present Participle: commercializing
- Past: commercialized
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