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
Examples of commercialize in a Sentence
The company hopes to commercialize the drug next year.
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Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer have been deemed excellent at innovation in the past year, thanks to their ability to commercialize new medicines.
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Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 May 2024
Last month, Takeda inked an exclusive licensing deal with San Diego’s Kumquat Biosciences to develop and commercialize its novel cancer therapy.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 17 May 2024
Last month, Takeda inked an exclusive licensing deal with San Diego’s Kumquat Biosciences to develop and commercialize its novel cancer therapy.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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“Commercialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercialize. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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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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