commercialize

UK: /kəˈmɜː^rʃəlaɪz/ US: /kəˈmɝʃəˌlaɪz/ ,(kə mûr′shə līz′)

Inflections of 'commercialize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

commercializes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

commercializing

v pres p (US & UK)

commercialized

v past (US & UK)

commercialized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

com•mer•cial•ize /kəˈmɜrʃəˌlaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. Business to make commercial in character, methods, etc.; make profitable or introduce profit into:
   tried to commercialize her home baking.
2. Business to emphasize the money-making aspects of (something), by cheapening:
   Christmas has become very commercialized.

com•mer•cial•i•za•tion /kəˌmɜrʃələˈzeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] commercialization of the Olympics.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

com•mer•cial•ize  (kə mûr′shə līz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. Business to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
2. Communications, Business to emphasize the profitable aspects of, esp. at the expense of quality:
   to commercialize one's artistic talent.
3. Business to offer for sale;
   make available as a commodity.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] com•mer′cial•ise′. 

• commercial + -ize

com•mer′cial•i•za′tion, n. 
com•mer′cial•iz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

commercialize, commercialise / kəˈmɜːʃəˌlaɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to make commercial in aim, methods, or character
2. to exploit for profit, esp at the expense of quality

comˌmercialiˈzation, comˌmercialiˈsation noun