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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Callum McLennan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
The coming age of space exploration, with plans to commercialize LEO and achieve long-duration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, requires achieving sustainability in space.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Lu says his team may commercialize the robot for inspection scenarios, such as construction sites, and plans on using real-world data to further enhance the robot’s ability to cope with any type of terrain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
The tech companies are investing in nuclear to support data center demand by reopening plants like Three Mile Island , upgrading existing ones like the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, and investing in commercializing advanced small reactors .
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 1 Oct. 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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