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commodification

commodification

3 8.4
To make ideas, services, or relationships into things people can buy
  • noun
  • /kəˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : comodificación
  • The commodification of education has led to students being treated more like customers than learners.
  • the commodification of culture
  • the commodification of nature
  • the commodification of labor

So a lot of people are kind of decrying the commodification of the Trail Ultra World.

Examples

  • Ethical concerns associated with the commodification of nature are not new.

    Academic text (2012)

  • So a lot of people are kind of decrying the commodification of the Trail Ultra World.

    Rich Roll

  • I talk about the commodification of new media.

  • In keeping with the commodification of learning, students are increasingly viewed as consumers.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Hamilton's subject is the figure that creates and is created by this commodification.

    Academic text (2000)

  • In addition, Kopytoff's model recognizes the important role of commodification in the construction of an object's biography.

    Academic text (1997)

  • When we talk about commodification, you know, we're signaling that we don't approve of what's going on.

  • Along with wage labor, the mass media contribute to the fragmentation and commodification of the Mayan social environment.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The gold-sprayed army shoes can be seen to symbolize the commodification and glorification of the fallen.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Weldon's female characters are often aware of the idealization and devaluation that result in their commodification.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

commercialization
vscommodification
  • US
14 6.3

Making something into a product or service to sell and earn money

is the process of making something a product available to buy
commoditization
vscommodification
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Products or services become similar, lose unique features, and mainly compete on price

is about making something available to buy rather than becoming standard and price focused
marketization
vscommodification
  • Specialized
1 7.4

The process of making services and companies compete and become privately owned

is about turning a single thing into a product sold rather than reforming markets

How Commercial

commercialization
  • US
14 6.3
marketization
  • Specialized
1 7.4
commodification
  • Specialized
3 8.4

Surface Forms

commodification singular
commodifications plural

Morphology

commodification = commodify (transparent) = commodify + ation

The noun is formed from the verb 'commodify' with the standard nominalizing suffix '-ation', directly meaning the process of making something a commodity.

Etymology

Commodification comes from commodity ('a thing you can buy or sell') and the ending -fication ('making' or 'the process of making'). So, commodification means turning an idea, service, or relationship into a product you can buy or sell.