"commoditize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: commoditizes [present, singular, third-person], commoditizing [participle, present], commoditized [participle, past], commoditized [past]
Etymology: commodity + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|commodity|ize}} commodity + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} commoditize (third-person singular simple present commoditizes, present participle commoditizing, simple past and past participle commoditized)
  1. (US, business, transitive, proscribed) To transform into a commodity, particularly of an existing product. Tags: US, proscribed, transitive Categories (topical): Business Synonyms: commodify, commoditise Derived forms: commoditization

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