commercialize

verb

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

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
kə-ˌmər-sh(ə-)lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce commercialize (audio)
noun

Examples of commercialize in a Sentence

The company hopes to commercialize the drug next year.
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And they are locked in an ideological feud over how AI should be built, commercialized and governed, which shapes their respective views on the role of regulation. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 22 June 2026 Right now, Bright Uro is commercializing Glean, a miniature device that can be inserted non-surgically into the bladder and record data. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Companies like Observable Space are now racing to commercialize this technology. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 Apple will have to navigate significant supply chain and intellectual property hurdles to commercialize them. — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for commercialize

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of commercialize was in 1830

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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
-ˌmər-shə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce commercialize (audio)
noun

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