adjective
- transformed into or treated as a commodity that can be bought and sold
Usage: economics; sociology
Examples
- Education has become increasingly commodified in recent decades.
- The commodified healthcare system prioritizes profit over patient care.
- Art loses its soul when it becomes too commodified.
- Water should not be commodified as a private resource.
- The commodified nature of social media turns users into products.
- Traditional crafts risk being commodified for tourist markets.