1. Exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality
   "The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches"
   - commercialise [Brit] 
2. Make commercial
   "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life"
   - commercialise [Brit], market

Derived forms: commercialized, commercializing, commercializes

See also: commercialization

Type of: alter, change, exploit, modify, tap

Encyclopedia: Commercialize

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