decommodification

noun

A social movement that views workers as more than commodities

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Meanings

noundecommodification (usually uncountable, plural decommodifications)

plural decommodifications

  1. uncountableusuallyA social movement that views workers as more than commodities

    Set up by volunteers who have usually been to Burning Man and are inspired to take the ethos to their own country, these events are intended to have the same culture, and follow the same 10 core principles, including participation, decommodification and radical self-reliance.

    2015 August 30, “Catching fire: Burning Man is sparking sister festivals around the world”, in The Observer

Origin

From de- + commodification.

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APA

decommodification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decommodification

MLA

“decommodification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decommodification. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decommodification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decommodification.

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