genericization

dʒəˌnɛrɪsɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of genericization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

widespread use

Rare

process of becoming generic in nature or use

Rare

The genericization of the term made it lose its uniqueness.

commoditization

generalization

standardization

commerce

TECH.

trademark becoming a common term for similar products

TECH.

The genericization of 'aspirin' affected its trademark status.

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Origin of genericization

English, generic (general) + ization (process)

Examples of genericization in a sentence

Genericization often leads to loss of trademark rights.
The genericization of 'thermos' made it a household name.
'Kleenex' faced genericization as people used it for all tissues.

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French:généricisation, ...
German:Generifizierung, Markenverallgemeinerung, ...
Italian:genericizzazione, volgarizzazione, ...
Spanish:generalización, ...
Portuguese:generalização, genericização, ...
Chinese:通用化, 商标通用化, ...
Japanese:一般化, ...
Arabic:تَعْمِيم المُصْطَلَح, تَعْمِيم العَلامَة التِّجَارِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:הַפְּכָה לְגֶנֶרִיּוּת, גֶּנֵרִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:обобщение, утрата товарного знака, ...
Ukrainian:узагальнення, втрата унікальності, ...
Hindi:सामान्यीकरण, ...
Bengali:সাধারণীকরণ, সাধারণীকরণ প্রক্রিয়া, ...
Catalan:generalització, genericització, ...
Czech:zobecnění, zdruhovění, ...
Danish:generificering, generisering, ...
Dutch:generisering, ...
Greek:γενίκευση, κοινή χρήση εμπορικού σήματος, ...
Hungarian:köznévvé válás, védjegyáltalánosulás, ...
Khmer:ដំណើរការដែលពាក្យ ឬ ផលិតផលក្លាយជាទូទៅសម្រាប់ប្រើហៅប្រភេទទាំងមូល, ដំណើរការដែលយីហោពាណិជ្ជកម្មក្លាយជាពាក្យទូទៅសម្រាប់ផលិតផលស្រដៀងគ្នា, ...
Korean:일반화, 상표 일반화, ...
Persian:عمومی‌سازی, عمومیت یافتن, ...
Polish:uogólnienie, genericyzacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):generalização, genericização, ...
Romanian:generalizare, ...
Swedish:generisering, ...
Thai:การกลายเป็นคำทั่วไป, ...
Turkish:jenerikleşme, marka yaygınlaşması, ...
Vietnamese:sự phổ biến, phổ biến hóa, ...

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