commercialize
/kəˈmɜːʃəˌlaɪz//kəˈmɚʃəˌlaɪz/
commercialize verb: to bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).
Verb
commercialize (third-person singular simple present commercializes, present participle commercializing, simple past and past participle commercialized)
- To bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).
- Near-synonym: productize
- the work required not only to invent a device but also to commercialize it
- Synonyms:
- productize
- To apply business methodology to something in order to profit (such as introducing salability to a resource that comes from, or rightfully belongs to, the commons).
- finding the right balance in paying for water infrastructure (treatment plants and pipe networks) but not commercializing water to the point of excluding low-income people from adequate access to a basic necessity
- To exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality.
- a market district formerly served mainly by artisans but increasingly commercialized for mass tourism
commercialize meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
commercialize in Tamil
- வணிகமயமாக்கு, வணிகமாக்கு
commercialize in Tagalog
- to apply business methodology to something in order to profit
- sakalakalin, isakalakal
Examples of commercialize in a sentence
- Mechanical refrigeration and air conditioning were commercialized decades before they were consumerized.
- Recently, a delayed-release capsule containing enteric-coated minitablets of fenofibric acid (Triplex) has been commercialized.
- DRM can't stop piracy, but it can prevent anyone from Betamaxing another industry, commercializing disruptive technology development without content-industry sanction.
Synonyms of commercialize
Forms of commercialize
| third-person singular present | commercializes |
|---|---|
| present participle | commercializing |
| past participle | commercialized |
| past | commercialized |
| alternative form | commercialise |
Origin of commercialize
From commercial + -ize.
Words formed from commercialize
Questions about commercialize
- What does commercialize mean?
- Commercialize means to bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).
- What is commercialize in Tamil?
- Commercialize in Tamil is வணிகமயமாக்கு, வணிகமாக்கு. See Commercialize meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is commercialize?
- Commercialize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce commercialize?
- Commercialize is pronounced /kəˈmɚʃəˌlaɪz/ (US).
- What is the past tense of commercialize?
- The past tense of commercialize is commercialized.
Words near commercialize in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: commercialize (page history and authors); commercialize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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