"commodify" meaning in English

See commodify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kəˈmɒdɪfɑj/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-commodify.ogg Forms: commodifies [present, singular, third-person], commodifying [participle, present], commodified [participle, past], commodified [past]
Etymology: From commodity + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|commodity|ify}} commodity + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} commodify (third-person singular simple present commodifies, present participle commodifying, simple past and past participle commodified)
  1. (transitive) To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value. Tags: transitive Synonyms: commercialize, commoditize Derived forms: commodifiability, commodifiable, commodification, commodificational, commodifier, recommodify Related terms: decommodify Translations (to make something a commodity): 商品化 (shāngpǐnhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), kommerzialisieren (German), kommodifizieren [uncommon] (German), बाज़ारीकरण (bāzārīkraṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), 상품화하다 (sangpumhwa-hada) (Korean), whakataongahoko (Maori), utowarowić [perfective] (Polish), comercializar (Portuguese)

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