commercialize

1. (transitive) To bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).Examples: "Near-synonym: productize"; "the work required not only to invent a device but also to commercialize it"transitive

2. (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).Examples: "finding the right balance in paying for water infrastructure (treatment plants and pipe networks) but not commercializing water to the point of excluding low-income people from adequate access to a basic necessity"transitive

3. (transitive) To exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality.Examples: "a market district formerly served mainly by artisans but increasingly commercialized for mass tourism"transitive