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

The news The drugmaker announced a licensing deal with Germany's BioNTech to jointly develop and commercialize the latter's experimental cancer therapy known as BNT327. —Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 June 2025

The technology is being commercialized via MIT spinoff company Propel Aero. —Ben Coxworth june 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2025

Strong supply chains leverage high-quality, low-cost components to commercialize technology for market. —Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025

Uber Freight is an example of a larger company that has developed applications for use internally and is now commercializing by rolling out these tools to the public. —Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 25 May 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