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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David Shepardson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Other Premier League teams have followed, carving their women’s teams out from the men’s side to commercialize them separately, including Aston Villa and Everton FC.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the larger body-positivity movement had grown more commercialized.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Blue Frontier is commercializing the technology by integrating it into its Dedicated Outdoor Air System, a 20-ton unit installed in Florida, which controls temperature and humidity while operating primarily during periods of solar photovoltaic production.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 13 Sep. 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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