Converting something into a commercial enterprise or product; making something available for profitable trade. (British spelling of 'commercializing.')
From 'commercial' (from Medieval Latin 'commercialis,' from 'commercium' meaning trade or commerce) plus the suffix '-ise/-ize' (to make). The word describes the process of applying market economics to previously non-commercial domains.
Modern universities have become obsessed with 'commercialising' research—turning academic discoveries into patents and startup companies. This represents a fundamental shift: knowledge once pursued for its own sake is now pursued for profit, changing how scientists actually do science.
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