commodifies; commodified; commodifying
disapproving
: to treat (something that cannot be owned or that everyone has a right to) like a product that can be bought and sold
Do we really want to commodify our water supply?
I feel like our culture is being commodified.
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“Commodify.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/commodify. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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