commoditize

verb

com·​mod·​i·​tize kə-ˈmä-də-ˌtīz 

commoditized; commoditizing

transitive verb

1

: commodify

commoditizing bandwidth

specifically : to render (a good or service) widely available and interchangeable with one provided by another company

2

: to affect (something, such as a brand or a market) by commoditizing goods or services

fierce competition threatened to commoditize prices

commoditization

kə-ˌmä-də-tə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

Examples of commoditize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Skills that commanded a premium five years ago are being commoditized today. — Mo Husain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Software was the market's problem child, with IGV down 12% on the year on fears that AI would commoditize the whole category. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Whatever cartel-like behavior does emerge will probably look less like coordinated price-fixing and more like the airline industry, which competes on reliability and bundled extras as the underlying product commoditizes. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Price movement on the Magic Chef 27 Pound Portable Ice Maker during major retail sales events — a sign the high-yield bullet tier is commoditizing. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see commodity

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for commoditize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize