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commodity

[ kuh-mod-i-tee ]

noun

plural commodities.
  1. an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service.
  2. something of use, advantage, or value.
  3. Stock Exchange. any unprocessed or partially processed good, as grain, fruits, and vegetables, or precious metals.
  4. Obsolete. a quantity of goods.


commodity

/ °ìəˈ³¾É’»åɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. an article of commerce
  2. something of use, advantage, or profit
  3. economics an exchangeable unit of economic wealth, esp a primary product or raw material
  4. obsolete.
    1. a quantity of goods
    2. convenience or expediency
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

commodity

  1. Any product manufactured or grown.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôc´Ç³¾Â·³¾´Ç»åi·³Ù²â adjective noun plural noncommodities
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of commodity1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English commodite, from Anglo-French, from Latin ³¦´Ç³¾³¾´Ç»å¾±³ÙÄå²õ “timeliness, convenience,†equivalent to commod(us) ( commode ) + -¾±³ÙÄå²õ -ity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of commodity1

C14: from Old French ³¦´Ç³¾³¾´Ç»å¾±³Ùé, from Latin ³¦´Ç³¾³¾´Ç»å¾±³ÙÄå²õ suitability, benefit; see commodious
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“We need lumber from Canada; appliances from Mexico; aluminum, steel, copper and furniture from China. All of those commodities and more were hit with the highest tax we’ve ever seen in yesterday’s announcement,†he said.

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Despite being a hot commodity, he never imagined a program with USC’s prestige would come calling.

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What they’re getting instead is uncertainty, falling commodity prices and the very real possibility of being shut out of long-cultivated markets as global buyers turn to Brazil, Argentina and the EU.

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In the face of this, oxygen was a commodity.

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He points to how financial institutions increasingly refer to nature as a commodity.

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