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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In a groundbreaking launch early on Wednesday, SpaceX sent two lunar landers on separate missions, marking a major step in the race to commercialize the Moon.
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Under the terms of the deal, the company will gain the exclusive global license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Chinese drugmaker Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co.’s HS-10535, an experimental oral drug that targets the receptors for GLP-1, Merck said in a statement Wednesday.
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Tremendous progress has been made to commercialize this technology, but there is still some work to be done.
—Jack Hidary, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
In a groundbreaking launch early on Wednesday, SpaceX sent two lunar landers on separate missions, marking a major step in the race to commercialize the Moon.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Under the terms of the deal, the company will gain the exclusive global license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Chinese drugmaker Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co.’s HS-10535, an experimental oral drug that targets the receptors for GLP-1, Merck said in a statement Wednesday.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 19 Dec. 2024
Tremendous progress has been made to commercialize this technology, but there is still some work to be done.
—Jack Hidary, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 20 Jan. 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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