commercialize
/kəˈmɚʃəlaɪz/verb
High School
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.
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