commercialize

verb

com·​mer·​cial·​ize kə-ˈmər-shə-ˌlīz 

commercialized; commercializing

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 

noun

Examples of commercialize in a Sentence

The company hopes to commercialize the drug next year.

Recent Examples on the Web

But commercializing the technology has been slow. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025

The automaker, according to Liu, intends to eventually commercialize the work. —Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025

This innovation allowed the sweet, sophisticated aroma of the compound to be commercialized on an unprecedented scale. —JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2025

The company will effectively renew and attempt to commercialize the EBR-II technology in a smaller, more agile plant that could be copied and deployed alongside data centers. —Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for commercialize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize
• democratize

Kids Definition

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

commercialization

-ˌmər-shə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun