Meaning & use
Commodifies
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Turns something, especially an idea, quality, or experience, into a good that can be bought and sold.
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Critics argue that reality television commodifies personal tragedy for entertainment.
The wellness industry increasingly commodifies rest, selling it back to exhausted consumers.
A note on using this word
"Commodify" is often used critically, especially in cultural and economic writing, to describe turning something that isn't naturally a market good into one.
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