Dictionary

commoditization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˌmɑdətɪˈzeɪ̯ʃən/ (General-American)
• /kəˌmɔdətɪˈzeɪ̯ʃən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
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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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English commoditize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English commoditization From commoditize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The transformation of something into a commodity.
   • Having established this ultimate, farcical commoditization of heroism, Robbins turns his attention to Carlos. 1988 January 8, Henry Sheehan, “Class Encounters”, in Chicago Reader:
   • The gay capitalists are identifying the commoditization of homosexuality with liberation. 1977 February 5, Allen Young, quoting Jonathan Katz, “Katz To Us: History Lives!”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 32, page 9:

Forms

Relateds

commodityism

Synonyms

commodification

Translations (13)

de Entwicklung zum Standardprodukt (Translations) · de Entwicklung zum Allerweltsprodukt (Translations) · de Entwicklung zum Massenprodukt (Translations) · fi hyödykkeistyminen (Translations) · es mercantilización (Translations) · pl komercjalizacja (Translations) · es comoditización (DPD) (Translations) · fi hyödykkeellistyminen (Translations) · de Entwicklung zur Standardware (Translations) · de Commoditisierung (Translations) · pl utowarowienie (Translations) · pl komodyfikacja (Translations) · de zur Massenware werden (Translations)