Commercialize

/kəˈmɜːrʃəlaɪz/ verb

Definition

To make something into a business or product designed to earn money, or to turn something that wasn't about profit into a profit-focused enterprise.

Etymology

From commercial + -ize (verb-forming suffix from Greek). This verb became common in English during the Industrial Revolution when more aspects of human life became subject to market forces.

Kelly Says

When NASA commercialized space travel through private contracts, critics worried, but it actually accelerated innovation — sometimes the profit motive does drive progress.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
COMMERCIAL
koh-mer-shee-al
ARالعربية
تجارية
ti-ja-ri-ya
BNবাংলা
বাণিজ্যিক করা
ba-ni-j-jik-kor-a
CACatalà
comercialitzar
koh-mer-shee-al-i-tar
CSČeština
komercializovat
koh-mer-tsee-al-i-zo-vat
DADansk
kommercialisere
koh-mer-shee-al-i-se-re
DEDeutsch
kommerzialisieren
koh-mer-zee-al-i-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
εμπορική
em-por-i-kee
ESEspañol
comercializar
koh-mer-thee-ah-li-zar
FAفارسی
تجاری
te-jari
FISuomi
kaupallistettua
kau-pal-li-ste-tua
FRFrançais
commercialiser
koh-mer-shee-al-i-ser
GUGU
વ્યાપારિક
vya-pa-ri-k
HAHA
masana'antu
ma-sa-na-an-tu
HEעברית
מסחרי
mes-cha-ri
HIहिन्दी
व्यापारिक बनाना
vyapari-ban-na
HUMagyar
kereskedelmi
ker-es-ke-de-mi
IDBahasa Indonesia
komersialkan
koh-mer-shee-al-kan
IGIG
akụkụ ụlọ ọrụ
a-ku-ku-ku-u-lo-o-ru
ITItaliano
commercializzare
koh-mer-thee-al-i-zar-re
JA日本語
商業化する
shougyou-ka-suru
KKKK
сауда
sau-da
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-m-vith-ee
KO한국어
상업화하다
sang-eop-hwa-ha-da
MRMR
व्यापारिक
vya-pa-ri-k
MSBahasa Melayu
komersialkan
koh-mer-shee-al-kan
MYမြန်မာ
商用
sha-ng-yoong
NLNederlands
commercialiseren
koh-mer-shee-al-i-se-ren
NONorsk
kommersialiser
koh-mer-shee-al-i-ser
PAPA
வ्याபાર
vya-pa-ar
PLPolski
komercylizować
koh-mer-shee-al-i-zo-vat
PTPortuguês
comercializar
koh-mer-thee-ah-li-zar
RORomână
comercializa
koh-mer-thee-ah-li-za
RUРусский
коммерциализировать
kom-mer-tsee-al-i-zah-tsee-ri-zat
SVSvenska
kommersialiser
koh-mer-shee-al-i-ser
SWKiswahili
biashara
bee-ah-sha-rah
TAதமிழ்
வணிகமாக்க
va-ni-ka-ma-ak
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాపారీకరించండి
vyapari-kee-ri-nchan-di
THไทย
ค้าขาย
ka-kha-y
TLTL
komersyal
koh-mer-syahl
TRTürkçe
ticari hale getirmek
ti-ka-ri ha-le ge-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
комерціалізувати
koh-mer-tsee-al-i-zoo-vat
URاردو
تجاری
ti-ja-ri
VITiếng Việt
thương mại hóa
thuong-mai-hoa
YOYO
awọn iṣẹ
aw-on ee-she
ZH中文
商业化
shāngyèhuà
ZUZU
ukusungela
oo-koo-sun-ge-la

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