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commodify

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈmɒ.dɪ.faɪ/
  • General-American: /kəˈmɑ.dɪ.faɪ/
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verb

Meaning 1

To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodus Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin commoditāsder. Anglo-Norman commoditeebor. Middle English commoditee English commodity Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English commodify From commodity + -ify.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: mercantilitzar — to make something a commodity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商品化 (shāngpǐnhuà) — to make something a commodity
  • German: kommerzialisieren — to make something a commodity
  • German: kommodifizieren — to make something a commodity
  • Hindi: बाज़ारीकरण (bāzārīkraṇ) — to make something a commodity
  • Korean: 상품화하다 (sangpumhwa-hada) — to make something a commodity
  • Māori: whakataongahoko — to make something a commodity
  • Polish: utowarowić — to make something a commodity
  • Portuguese: comercializar — to make something a commodity
  • Spanish: mercantilizar — to make something a commodity