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

Nano Nuclear Energy stock is poised to benefit as the nuclear power provider takes steps to commercialize its micro-modular reactor in the midst of the artificial intelligence power boom, according to Roth Capital Partners. —Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 June 2026

The companies closest to your product could be the ones most capable of commercializing it, licensing it or eventually acquiring it. —Daniela Schardinger, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Hadron Energy has cleared an early milestone in its effort to commercialize small-scale nuclear power in the United States. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026

Experts said the deals are vague and lack standard language to guard personal data from being exposed, misused or commercialized without people’s consent. —Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 June 2026

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