commercialize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++com·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 使商业化，使成为赚钱手段〔含贬义〕 Christmas has become so commercialized. 圣诞节现已变得非常商业化了。n Grammar Commercialize is usually passive in this meaning.2 SELLto sell something completely new to the public for the first time 使商品化〔指首次公开发售〕 Some space launches will be commercialized to help pay for more space research. 一些太空发射将会商业化，为更多的太空研究提供经费。 —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 tablecom·mer·cial·ize verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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commercialize
com‧mer‧cial‧ize
(also commercialise British English) /kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive]
1. [usually passive] to be more concerned with making money from something than about its quality – used to show disapproval:
Christmas has become so commercialized.
2. to 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]
com‧mer‧cial‧ize
(also commercialise British English) /kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive]1. [usually passive] to be more concerned with making money from something than about its quality – used to show disapproval:
2. to sell something completely new to the public for the first time:
—commercialization /kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -ˌmɜːrʃələ-/ noun [uncountable]
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