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commoditiseto treat something as a commodity that can be traded; to make something ordinary or standardized

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to treat something as a commodity that can be traded; to make something ordinary or standardized

Pronunciation (IPA): /kəˈmɒdɪtaɪz/

Example Sentences

  • The company's strategy was to commoditise luxury watches by mass-producing them.
  • Social media platforms tend to commoditise personal relationships.
  • He was afraid that getting married would commoditise his love for pizza - turning it from passion into mere routine.

commoditise

VERB

[/kəˈmɒdɪtaɪz/]

to treat something as a commodity that can be traded; to make something ordinary or standardized

Smartphones used to be luxuries, but mass production has commoditised them completely.
💡 Concept

Smartphones used to be luxuries, but mass production has commoditised them completely.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kəˈmɒdɪtaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/kəˈmɒdɪtaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Rootcommodity
Suffix--ise

🎵Rhyme

advertiseemphasizerecognize
advertise
emphasize
recognize

🔗Collocations

commoditise products
commoditise services
commoditise education
commoditise art
commoditise culture

📝Examples

The company's strategy was to commoditise luxury watches by mass-producing them.

Social media platforms tend to commoditise personal relationships.

😄 Fun example

He was afraid that getting married would commoditise his love for pizza - turning it from passion into mere routine.

The rise of fast fashion has commoditised clothing design.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

commercializestandardizemass-produceindustrialize

Antonyms

personalizecustomizeindividualize

Related

commoditycommercializationstandardizationmass productionglobalization

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