commercialises

Makes money from

Commercialises is the British spelling of commercializes—to turn something into a commercial enterprise or exploit it for profit.

The word often carries critical overtones, suggesting that something pure or authentic has been degraded by market forces: The holiday has been commercialised beyond recognition.

Artists worry about commercialising their work; critics accuse companies of commercialising childhood.

monetization

profit

Gain exceeding expenditure

royalties · subscription · paywall · fees · advertising · sponsorship · endorsement · merchandising · monetize · dividends

enterprise

corporation

Legally separate business entity

incorporation · retail · wholesale · trade · branding · distribution · marketplace · venture · startup · conglomerate

expansion

growth

Increase in size

proliferate · extend · broaden · spread · mainstream · mass-market · rollout · penetration · saturation · franchising

capitalism

privatization

State sells public assets

consumerism · commodification · corporatization · profiteering · exploitation · sell-out · co-optation · marketization · gentrification · industrialization

Opposites
profit motive

commercialisesdonates

Gives without charge

gives away · subsidises · nationalises · socialises · open-sources

purity/authenticity

commercialisespreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

protects · sanctifies · safeguards · conserves · honours

access/distribution model

commercialisesopen-sources

Publishes code freely

democratises · liberates

Family

commercialism, commercialised, commercialise, commercialisation, commercialising

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