Definition of commonization
plural commonizations
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: the act of making something common, standard, or universal : the act of commonizing something
- Commonization of designs can save development time and money and reduce manufacturing costs, as well as customer service and inventory costs.
- —John Cleveland, Automotive Design & Production, November 2006
- In his work, he meets with people from other companies and contributes to “commonization” of job descriptions and the like.
- —Craig Wolf, The Poughkeepsie (New York) Journal, 6 Sept. 1999
2
grammar
: the formation or development of a common noun, a common adjective, or a verb from a proper noun (as mercury, quixotic, to boycott)
