commoditize

verb

com·​mod·​i·​tize kə-ˈmä-də-ˌtīz How to pronounce commoditize (audio)
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 noun

Examples of commoditize in a Sentence

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Field declined to comment on the roadmap for expanding the new system to other vehicles, but said the goal is to commoditize the technology. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026 As execution becomes commoditized, the bottleneck—and the value—shifts to asking the right questions and evaluating results. Erik Brynjolfsson, Time, 2 Jan. 2026 While significant progress has been made—Paxton even suggested that running is now almost commoditized—experts question whether the human form is the best choice for every task. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025 As the market matures, evaluating tokenomics, liquidity and other straightforward metrics will become automated and commoditized. Budd White, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025 Technology is an ever-present disruptor that has a way of commoditizing what once felt unique, driving a kind of Moore’s law-like acceleration into every corner of our daily workflows. Phil Gilbert, Fortune, 12 Nov. 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 Then eventually flashbots came in and commoditized this whole process. Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 3 May 2023

Word History

Etymology

see commodity

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of commoditize was in 1979

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“Commoditize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commoditize. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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