commercialize

English

Alternative forms

• commercialise (UK)

Etymology

commercial +‎ -ize

Verb

commercialize (third-person singular simple present commercializes, present participle commercializing, simple past and past participle commercialized) (US)

1. (transitive) to apply business methodology to something in order to profit
2. (transitive) to exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality

See also

• monetize