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Noun: professionalization
  1. The social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
    "the professionalization of American sports"; "the professionalization of warfare"
    - professionalisation [Brit]

Derived forms: professionalizations

See also: professionalize

Type of: social process

Encyclopedia: Professionalization

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professional tennis
professional tennis player
professional wrestling
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