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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It was commercialized in March with the La Roche-Posay brand.
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Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
Back when calculators were commercialized, starting in the mid-1960s, their electronics were designed to operate as efficiently as possible.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
By the early 1990s, the brand generated $1 billion in annual revenue and became an American lingerie empire, having deftly shifted its marketing message and product through the culturally conservative Reagan years to the ’90s and ’00s where sexuality was increasingly commercialized.
—Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The beauty industry has found a way to commercialize every square inch of your skin, from whole-body deodorant to intimate vulva-care.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2024
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Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
Back when calculators were commercialized, starting in the mid-1960s, their electronics were designed to operate as efficiently as possible.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
By the early 1990s, the brand generated $1 billion in annual revenue and became an American lingerie empire, having deftly shifted its marketing message and product through the culturally conservative Reagan years to the ’90s and ’00s where sexuality was increasingly commercialized.
—Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The beauty industry has found a way to commercialize every square inch of your skin, from whole-body deodorant to intimate vulva-care.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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