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

Computational intelligence is being commoditized, available to anyone with a browser and a credit card. — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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