verb
- to treat or regard something as a commodity; to convert into or reduce to the status of a commodity for buying and selling
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: commoditize); often used critically to suggest that something valuable or non-commercial is being reduced to mere market value
Examples
- The company began to commoditise education by turning courses into mass-market products.
- Critics argue that social media platforms commoditise user data.
- Some worry that universities commoditise knowledge rather than pursue truth.
- The trend to commoditise healthcare has raised ethical concerns.
- Artists fear that streaming services commoditise music and reduce its cultural value.