# commercialize

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəˈmɚʃəlaɪz/ · frequency rank #59,286

## Definitions
1. To bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).
2. 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).
3. To exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality.

## Etymology
From commercial + -ize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/commercialize