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
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The company hopes to commercialize the drug next year.
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updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
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In March, the company raised $230 million to commercialize that product.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
In-orbit servicing, which is already being commercialized by companies like Astroscale and Northrop Grumman, will need lending products to finance the equipment.
—Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
But events like the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster, the end of the Cold War, and the decrease in demand for enriched uranium halted plans for commercializing the gas centrifuge technology.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
In March, the company raised $230 million to commercialize that product.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
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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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