commercialize

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Synonyms: commercialise, commercialized, commercializer, commercialism, commerciality, commercializes, commercialist, commercialese

Antonyms: commercialise, commercialized, commercializer, commercialism, commerciality, commercializes, commercialist, commercialese

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bring into [[commerce]] from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental [[prototype]]s alone, or [[one-off]] custom builds only).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} 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. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[exploit]] something for [[maximum]] [[financial]] [[gain]], sometimes by [[sacrificing]] [[quality]].

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