commercialize

verb

com·​mer·​cial·​ize kə-ˈmər-shə-ˌlīz How to pronounce commercialize (audio)
commercialized; commercializing

transitive verb

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
commercialization noun

Examples of commercialize in a Sentence

The company hopes to commercialize the drug next year.
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OpenAI, which was created as a nonprofit AI research lab in 2015, has been commercializing products in recent years, most notably its viral ChatGPT chatbot. Hayden Field, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025 In technology, for example, commercializing innovation requires large volumes of computational power. David Michels, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 The forum also spotlighted the pioneering role of Lotte Department Store’s CEO Gabriele Chung in commercializing K-fashion in his previous position as one of the founders of the specialty store BoontheShop, which introduced emerging overseas brands to Korea. Wwd Staff, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025 To be clear, Babitz and Didion are literary icons — and snobs that would definitely reject being part of a category so commercialized and contrived, despite arguments that their work fits the bill. Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commercialize

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of commercialize was in 1830

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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

commercialize

verb
com·​mer·​cial·​ize kə-ˈmər-shə-ˌlīz How to pronounce commercialize (audio)
commercialized; commercializing
1
: to manage for the sake of making a profit
2
: to use for profit
commercialize Christmas
commercialization noun

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