commoditization

See also: commoditize

English

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Etymology

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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-Indo-European *médos
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 *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
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.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /kəˌmɑdətɪˈzeɪ̯ʃən/
    • (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /kəˌmɔdətɪˈzeɪ̯ʃən/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    commoditization (uncountable)

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

    Usage notes

    Sometimes used interchangeably with commodification, and sometimes distinguished to have a business sense of “losing distinct brand value”; see commoditize#Usage notes.

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