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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer have been deemed excellent at innovation in the past year, thanks to their ability to commercialize new medicines.
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Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 May 2024
Last month, Takeda inked an exclusive licensing deal with San Diego’s Kumquat Biosciences to develop and commercialize its novel cancer therapy.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
The basic idea of tourism is to commercialize specific spaces for financial gain.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
In the years since, the holiday has become even more commercialized, with consumers spending a record $33.5 billion.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 May 2024
Sony first commercialized the lithium-ion battery in 1991.
—Wesley Chang, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
In February, Microsoft announced a multi-year, $16.3 million partnership with Mistral focused on commercializing its flagship models and scaling up its AI development and deployment.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Quantum computing and world-class U.S. research universities have grown hand in hand, fostered by a policy environment that encourages scientists and entrepreneurs to commercialize academic research.
—Jungsang Kim, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
This being America, posture panic was swiftly commercialized, with a range of products marketed to appeal to the eighty per cent of the population whose carriage had been deemed inadequate by posture surveys.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 May 2024
Last month, Takeda inked an exclusive licensing deal with San Diego’s Kumquat Biosciences to develop and commercialize its novel cancer therapy.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
The basic idea of tourism is to commercialize specific spaces for financial gain.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
In the years since, the holiday has become even more commercialized, with consumers spending a record $33.5 billion.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 May 2024
Sony first commercialized the lithium-ion battery in 1991.
—Wesley Chang, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
In February, Microsoft announced a multi-year, $16.3 million partnership with Mistral focused on commercializing its flagship models and scaling up its AI development and deployment.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Quantum computing and world-class U.S. research universities have grown hand in hand, fostered by a policy environment that encourages scientists and entrepreneurs to commercialize academic research.
—Jungsang Kim, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
This being America, posture panic was swiftly commercialized, with a range of products marketed to appeal to the eighty per cent of the population whose carriage had been deemed inadequate by posture surveys.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 22 May. 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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