commercialize

1 of 1verb

/kə.ˈmɜr.ʃə.ˌlaɪz/

Forms:commercializes,commercializing,commercialized,commercialized

1

to make something into a business or focus on making money from it

The company commercialized the technology for mass production.
Many traditional holidays have been commercialized over time.
The artist refuses to commercialize his creative work.
They successfully commercialized their research into a marketable product.
The music industry commercializes trends to maximize sales.

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2

exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality