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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Novo was founded in the 1920s precisely for the purpose of creating insulin, and Lilly commercialized the world’s first insulin product around the same time.
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Elaine Chen, STAT, 17 July 2024
As of July, no BCI company has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to commercialize its technology.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 July 2024
And commercializing the agency’s underlying data risks creating a system of tiered services.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
Hilfiger co-founded MGO Global in 2018 to commercialize Messi’s clothes through a licensing deal with the soccer star for consumer clothing and products excluding sports gear.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 13 July 2024
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Elaine Chen, STAT, 17 July 2024
As of July, no BCI company has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to commercialize its technology.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 July 2024
And commercializing the agency’s underlying data risks creating a system of tiered services.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
Hilfiger co-founded MGO Global in 2018 to commercialize Messi’s clothes through a licensing deal with the soccer star for consumer clothing and products excluding sports gear.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 13 July 2024
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 26 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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