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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The joint effort seeks to commercialize Gossamer’s lead drug, seralutinib — a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
Unfortunately, despite the aspirations of the Wisconsin Idea, UW-Madison’s research prowess has stayed locked up by an insular culture that assigned the dirty job of commercializing research to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
—Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
In the past, technological breakthroughs, such as the Internet and GPS, were invented by U.S. government agencies and commercialized later by the private sector.
—Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
Compiled all together, the list of over 50 examples of potential human rights violations creates a striking picture of what’s at stake as companies rush to develop, deploy, and commercialize AI.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
Unfortunately, despite the aspirations of the Wisconsin Idea, UW-Madison’s research prowess has stayed locked up by an insular culture that assigned the dirty job of commercializing research to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
—Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
In the past, technological breakthroughs, such as the Internet and GPS, were invented by U.S. government agencies and commercialized later by the private sector.
—Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
Compiled all together, the list of over 50 examples of potential human rights violations creates a striking picture of what’s at stake as companies rush to develop, deploy, and commercialize AI.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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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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