"commodification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: commodifications [plural]
Etymology: From commodify + -ification. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|commodify|ification}} commodify + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} commodification (countable and uncountable, plural commodifications)
  1. The assignment of a commercial value to something previously without such value. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: commercialization, monetization
    Sense id: en-commodification-en-noun-en:assignment_of_commercial_value Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
  2. The transformation from being commercialized on a nonfungible basis into becoming a commodity that is fungible. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: commoditization Translations (Translations): 상품화 (sangpumhwa) (alt: 商品化) (Korean), komodyfikacja [feminine] (Polish), utowarowienie [neuter] (Polish), comodificación (DPD) [feminine, proscribed] (Spanish), mercantilización [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-commodification-en-noun-en:commoditization Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ification: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decommodification, noncommodification, recommodification Related terms: commodify, commodityism, consumerization

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