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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Zealand announced a partnership with Roche to co-develop and commercialize its experimental drug petrelintide, including a potential combination with Roche’s, CT-388.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
The deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, will see Roche and Zealand jointly commercialize petrelintide in the U.S. and Europe, with the two sharing profits and losses on a 50/50 basis.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Motorola spent millions of dollars developing and commercializing this technology.
—Chris Perry, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: The new funding follows Heirloom closing a $150 million Series B round in December to help commercialize its DAC tech, which vastly speeds up limestone's CO2 absorbing ability.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
The deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, will see Roche and Zealand jointly commercialize petrelintide in the U.S. and Europe, with the two sharing profits and losses on a 50/50 basis.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Motorola spent millions of dollars developing and commercializing this technology.
—Chris Perry, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: The new funding follows Heirloom closing a $150 million Series B round in December to help commercialize its DAC tech, which vastly speeds up limestone's CO2 absorbing ability.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Feb. 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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