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Commoditize vs Commodify - What's the difference?

commoditize | commodify |

Commodify is a synonym of commoditize.



As verbs the difference between commoditize and commodify

is that commoditize is to transform into a commodity; commodify is the more common term while commodify is to make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value.

commoditize

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (rare) To transform into a commodity; commodify is the more common term
  • Alternative forms

    * commoditise

    Derived terms

    * commoditization/commoditisation

    commodify

    English

    Verb

  • To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value.
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    Synonyms

    * commoditize

    Derived terms

    * commodification * commodificational

    See also

    * (Commodification)