Commercialize

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  commercialize \commercialize\ n.
     to make something commercial in character, either by placing
     it for sale on the open market, or by emphasizing its
     profit-making aspects; as, the Olympics have been excessively
     commercialized. [Also spelled {commercialise}.]
     [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  commercialize
       v 1: exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality;
            "The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches"
       2: make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized
          their way of life" [syn: {commercialise}, {market}]