commercialise

Make profit-driven

Commercialise is the British spelling of commercialize—to turn something into a source of profit or to exploit it for commercial purposes.

An inventor commercialises a discovery by bringing it to market.

Critics complain when holidays or movements become commercialised, meaning stripped of original meaning in pursuit of money: The festival has been completely commercialised.

business

enterprise

Commercial undertaking or initiative

franchise · incorporation · partnership · entrepreneurship · company · firm · conglomerate · subsidiary · spin-off · IPO

expansion

globalization

Worldwide economic and cultural integration

licensing · mergers · acquisitions · diversification · exporting · multinational · outsourcing · offshoring · penetration · footprint

monetization

revenue

Business income total

royalties · licensing · patent · trademark · copyright · subscription · paywall · freemium · sponsorship · dividends

consumerism

mass-market

For widespread commercial sale

trends · fast-fashion · disposable · consumption · demand · products · gadgets · lifestyle · buying · spending

marketing

advertising

Paid promotional communication

endorsement · sponsorship · merchandising · packaging · positioning · launch · rollout · targeting · segmentation · publicity

Opposites
profit motive

commercialisenationalise

Transfer to state control

give away · open-source · donate · socialise · collectivise

development trajectory

commercialiseshelve

Suspend or store

withhold · mothball · abandon · suppress · discontinue

commodification

commercialisedesanctify

Remove religious significance from

preserve · protect

Family

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