commoditization
nounEtymology From commoditize + -ation.
1
The transformation of something into a commodity.
- The gay capitalists are identifying the commoditization of homosexuality with liberation.1977 February 5, Allen Young, quoting Jonathan Katz, “Katz To Us: History Lives!”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 32, page 9:
- Having established this ultimate, farcical commoditization of heroism, Robbins turns his attention to Carlos.1988 January 8, Henry Sheehan, “Class Encounters”, in Chicago Reader:
- Related terms
- commodityism