commercialization

American  

[kuh-mur-shuhl-uh-zey-shuhn] / kəˌmɜr ʃəl əˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the condition of being focused on the profitable aspects of something, especially to excess.

   Many families have grown tired of the commercialization of Christmas.

   Increased commercialization—and the tendency to view audiences as consumers rather than citizens—has contributed to the decline in public-service broadcasting.

2. the act or process of making something available for sale or viable as a profitable commodity.

   The fuel cell is currently expensive to produce, but commercialization will reduce the costs.

   Successful commercialization of this oilseed will depend on a combination of farmer and market readiness that may be difficult to achieve.

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Etymology

Origin of commercialization

First recorded in 1885–90; commercial ( def. ) + -ization ( def. )

Example Sentences

However, Daiwa thinks reduced AI investment costs driven by higher efficiency could accelerate AI adoption and increase overall memory demand in the mid-to-long term, particularly by accelerating the commercialization of on-device AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

"With further development and commercialization, this type of multidimensional holographic data storage could enable smaller data centers and more efficient large-scale archival storage, while also enhancing data processing and transmission efficiency," said Tan.

From Science Daily

With Chinese interests reportedly claiming 44% of patents relating to the SSBs, the pace of global commercialization may be set by China and its trading partners.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a way, the results were to be expected, seeing as Oklo has yet to generate revenue and management has been upfront that commercialization will take several years.

From Barron's

“As we see numerous companies reach commercialization of fully autonomous solutions … we expect humans to remain in the loop in several ways,” Rusch added.

From MarketWatch