commoditized

adjective

com·​mod·​i·​tized kə-ˈmä-də-ˌtīzd 

1

: made into a commodity

… it takes a good from the commons, diminishes or degrades it, and then sells it back to us in commoditized form. Pollute our lakes and rivers and then sell us swimming pools and bottled water.

—Jonathan Rowe

specifically, of a product or service : widely available and interchangeable with one provided by another company

Commoditized products are those things that everyone needs: clothes, toys, food, makeup, etc. These are the products that are sold by the big brands such as Target and Amazon.

—Eric Samson

2

: affected by commoditizing goods or services

A market is commoditized when competing products are effectively interchangeable and therefore customers make decisions based solely on price.

—Chris Dixon

Even if you're in a commoditized business like running a restaurant or selling coffee, you can still provide an extra level of service, ambiance and perks to make it worth it to your customers.

—Gene Marks

Examples of commoditized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This involves leveraging technology, including AI and automation, to automate more commoditized tasks that have historically been labor-intensive, such as scheduling appointments, note-taking, portfolio rebalancing and routine financial planning updates. —Adam Malamed, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Competition from rivals like Lowe's and online retailers such as Amazon is intensifying, potentially eroding market share in more commoditized product categories. —Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025

Consumer brands that can sell into the world’s biggest consumer market will continue to do so, although some Western consumer brands in retail and apparel that are lower value and more commoditized may have their market share gobbled up by local competitors. —Jami Miscik, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2023

On the mass side, commoditized pillars of the business like shampoo and conditioner drove growth. —James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for commoditized

• americanized
• anathematized
• collateralized
• contextualized
• conventionalized
• demilitarized
• demineralized
• departmentalized
• industrialised
• industrialized
• materialised
• materialized