verb · neutral
commercialize
UK/kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz/US/kəˈmɜːrʃəlaɪz/com·MER·cia·lize
to manage or organize something so that it makes money, often by selling it on a large scale
Examples
“Start-ups often struggle to commercialize a good idea.”
“The technology was commercialized after years of research.”
“Commercializing culture can lead to debates about authenticity.”
Band 8 sentence
“Many argue that commercializing public services risks prioritizing profit over citizens’ needs.”
Collocations
- commercialize a product
- commercialize research
- commercialize an invention
Word family
Common mistakes
They commercialize successfully the new app.→They successfully commercialized the new app.
Commercializing culture makes it more traditional.→Commercializing culture can make it less traditional.
Say it for a higher band
5sell→6market→7+commercialize
Synonyms
market
Easily confused
market
“The company will market the new phone next month.”
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