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
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The company hopes to commercialize the drug next year.
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By 2026, the company plans to commercialize its innovations in consumer electronics, followed by EVs in the following years, ultimately achieving mass adoption.
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William Mullane, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The novelist and essayist Dara Horn, for instance, has asserted that any Anne Frank exhibition inevitably cheapens and commercializes the girl’s memory, turning her into a symbol of easy uplift.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The partnership with Gilead includes developing and commercializing filgotinib, with Galapagos receiving milestone payments, royalties, and revenue-sharing from sales.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
India has also made a major push to commercialize its space sector in recent years, allowing private enterprise and easing approvals for foreign investment, which has focused on building and launching small satellites into low-Earth orbit more cheaply.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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William Mullane, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The novelist and essayist Dara Horn, for instance, has asserted that any Anne Frank exhibition inevitably cheapens and commercializes the girl’s memory, turning her into a symbol of easy uplift.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The partnership with Gilead includes developing and commercializing filgotinib, with Galapagos receiving milestone payments, royalties, and revenue-sharing from sales.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
India has also made a major push to commercialize its space sector in recent years, allowing private enterprise and easing approvals for foreign investment, which has focused on building and launching small satellites into low-Earth orbit more cheaply.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 16 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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