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Examples
- //The company hopes to commercialize the drug next year.
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1aEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarycommercialize
verb
Synonyms
- as in commodify
communism
Definition
- or Communism: a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism
NOTE: This doctrine was the official ideology of the Soviet Union.
//… was shocked when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and tried to put it under the heel of communism. — The New Republic: a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production: a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably: communist systems collectively //The 1960s were marked by international efforts to contain the spread of communism … — Silvia Solis - : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed //… how it was that communism, starting with high idealism, became through Leninism such a monstrosity. — Lucian W. Pye: a theory advocating elimination of private property
Usage of communism
The word communism as currently used usually refers to the political and economic ideologies originating from Karl Marx's theory of revolutionary socialism, which advocates a proletariat overthrow of capitalist structures within a society; societal and communal ownership and governance of the means of production; and the eventual establishment of a classless society.First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1bHistory and Etymology
French communisme, from commun commoncompetitive
Definition
- : relating to, characterized by, or based on competition //competitive sports //a competitive marketplace
- : inclined, desiring, or suited to compete //a competitive personality //competitive interest rates
- : depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances //competitive inhibition of an enzyme
Other Words
- competitively adverb
- competitiveness noun
Examples
- //She is a very competitive player.
- //You need a degree to be competitive in today's job market.
First Known Use
1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
— see competitioncompetitive
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- having or marked by a strong desire to win or be better than others //I am admittedly competitive when it comes to board games.Synonyms & Near SynonymsExamples
- //The company hopes to commercialize the drug next year.
First Known Use1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1acommercializeverbSynonyms
- as in commodify
communismDefinition
- or Communism: a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism
NOTE: This doctrine was the official ideology of the Soviet Union.
//… was shocked when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and tried to put it under the heel of communism. — The New Republic: a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production: a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably: communist systems collectively //The 1960s were marked by international efforts to contain the spread of communism … — Silvia Solis - : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed //… how it was that communism, starting with high idealism, became through Leninism such a monstrosity. — Lucian W. Pye: a theory advocating elimination of private property
Usage of communismThe word communism as currently used usually refers to the political and economic ideologies originating from Karl Marx's theory of revolutionary socialism, which advocates a proletariat overthrow of capitalist structures within a society; societal and communal ownership and governance of the means of production; and the eventual establishment of a classless society.First Known Use1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1bHistory and EtymologyFrench communisme, from commun commoncompetitiveDefinition
- : relating to, characterized by, or based on competition //competitive sports //a competitive marketplace
- : inclined, desiring, or suited to compete //a competitive personality //competitive interest rates
- : depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances //competitive inhibition of an enzyme
Other Words- competitively adverb
- competitiveness noun
Examples- //She is a very competitive player.
- //You need a degree to be competitive in today's job market.
First Known Use1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology— see competition