commercialize
verb
com·mer·cial·ize
kə-ˈmər-shə-ˌlīz 
commercialized; commercializing
1
a
: to manage on a business basis for profit
b
: to develop commerce in
2
: to exploit for profit
commercialize Christmas
3
: to debase in quality for more profit
Examples of commercialize in a Sentence
The company hopes to commercialize the drug next year.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
On the other end of the spectrum are a handful of companies that are trying to commercialize designs that have been extensively studied in the academic world.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
This year, Trump’s White House has taken the unprecedented step of commercializing the annual Easter Egg Roll — an event usually presided over by the first lady — by soliciting corporate sponsors, as CNN reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
The deal gives the company exclusive rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize the drug globally, but not in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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commercialize
verb
com·mer·cial·ize
kə-ˈmər-shə-ˌlīz
commercialized; commercializing
1
: to manage for the sake of making a profit
2
: to use for profit
commercialize Christmas
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