Commoditable

/kəˈmɒdɪtəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being used or treated as a commodity; suitable for buying, selling, or trading as goods.

Etymology

From commodity plus -able suffix. Commodity comes from Latin commodus (suitable, convenient), originally referring to anything suitable or useful for trade.

Kelly Says

This word reveals something darker about capitalism: the gradual process of turning everything—even ideas, data, and relationships—into things that can be 'commoditable' and bought or sold.

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