commoditize
verb
com·mod·i·tize
kə-ˈmä-də-ˌtīz 
commoditized; commoditizing
1
: commodify
commoditizing bandwith
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
Examples of commoditize in a Sentence
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Think of what will happen if easily scalable AI systems commoditize human intelligence?
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Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
The move comes as private banks and wealth management firms seek to find ways of serving clients outside of core investing and financial advice, which have become increasingly commoditized.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
The core product is capital-intensive, dependent on credit performance, and easily commoditized.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
What was pressuring Intel, however, was that the market for memory chips had become commoditized.
—L. David Marquet, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2025
It could be forced to divest some of its core operations and would be limited to selling Bitcoin and Ethereum—an activity that has become increasingly low-margin and commoditized.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 7 June 2023
Then eventually flashbots came in and commoditized this whole process.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 3 May 2023
The development of e-tractors trails the EV industry, says Schwager, which commoditized the production of lithium-ion batteries, motors and power components.
—Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
On that front, Adam’s refusal to commoditize his art makes a statement.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 Jan. 2023
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Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
The move comes as private banks and wealth management firms seek to find ways of serving clients outside of core investing and financial advice, which have become increasingly commoditized.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
The core product is capital-intensive, dependent on credit performance, and easily commoditized.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
What was pressuring Intel, however, was that the market for memory chips had become commoditized.
—L. David Marquet, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2025
It could be forced to divest some of its core operations and would be limited to selling Bitcoin and Ethereum—an activity that has become increasingly low-margin and commoditized.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 7 June 2023
Then eventually flashbots came in and commoditized this whole process.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 3 May 2023
The development of e-tractors trails the EV industry, says Schwager, which commoditized the production of lithium-ion batteries, motors and power components.
—Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
On that front, Adam’s refusal to commoditize his art makes a statement.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Commoditize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commoditize. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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