commodification

American  

[kuh-mod-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / kəˌmɒd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or fact of turning something into an item that can be bought and sold.

   The commodification of water means that access is available only to those who can pay.

2. the act or fact of exploiting a person or thing for profit.

   Some of the tourism to developing countries risks becoming a commodification of culture and poverty.

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Etymology

Origin of commodification

commod(ity) ( def. ) + -i- ( def. ) + -fication ( def. )

Example Sentences

Habermas critiqued what he saw as the commodification of mass media and entertainment, arguing that a mass-produced culture destroys critical public debate.

From BBC

Synchronous to the debates around heroic police characters in TV and movies that “Bad Boys” contributes to perpetuating are critiques concerning the commodification of Black pain.

From Salon

The commodification of human newborns is striking in comparison.

From The Wall Street Journal

And it’s exactly this cheeky, palatable, available-in-child-sizes commodification that exposes the true horror for those it targets: There will be no empathy, no change of heart, no seeing of the light.

From Los Angeles Times

If anything, her form of conservation is a depressing sign that even the most noble causes are ripe for commodification, and that no one is immune to the demands of capitalism.

From Salon