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commercialise

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.]

commercialise

commercialise \commercialise\ n. same as commercialize. [Brit.]

Wiktionary
commercialise

vb. (standard spelling of from=non-Oxford British spelling commercialize English)

WordNet
commercialise

v. make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" [syn: commercialize, market]

Usage examples of "commercialise".

Since not to have had a honeymoon would have caused unnecessary comment, I thought you would prefer this to a more commercialised venue.

Several times on our journey down Hampton could not resist some reference to Chapelle for commercialising the profession, remarks which sounded strangely old on his lips.