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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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.
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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
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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
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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