commodify

verb

com·​mod·​i·​fy kə-ˈmä-də-ˌfī How to pronounce commodify (audio)
commodified; commodifying
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transitive verb

: to turn (something, such as an intrinsic value or a work of art) into a commodity
… tech behemoths who rob us of much of our personal information and then commodify and sell that information …—Denny May
commodification
kə-ˌmä-də-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce commodify (audio)
noun

Examples of commodify in a Sentence

Do we really want to commodify our water supply? I feel like our culture is being commodified.
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Or will the troves of data being amassed on nonhuman animals be used to further commodify and objectify them? — David Gruber, Time, 24 Apr. 2025 If the sole aim of a company is to profit, extraction and exploitation become the norm as businesses seek new resources to commodify. — Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025 Model improvements may commodify quickly. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Far from democratizing creativity, these projects frequently centralize authority and commodify the works of individual creators. — Virginie Berger, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for commodify

Word History

Etymology

see commodity

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of commodify was in 1976

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“Commodify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commodify. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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