product
a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory;the product of his thought.
a person or thing produced by or resulting from a process, as a natural, social, or historical one; result: He is a product of his time.
the totality of goods or services that a company makes available; output: a decrease in product during the past year.
Chemistry. a substance obtained from another substance through chemical change.
Mathematics.
the result obtained by multiplying two or more quantities together.
Origin of product
1Other words from product
- mul·ti·prod·uct, adjective
- subproduct, noun
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How to use product in a sentence
Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
Instead, local life is defined by cultural products that are more national or more global—think of the Sunday New York Times.
That gross abuse should be among the products of such all-prior-bets-are-off decision making is hardly surprising.
Why Did We Panic After 9/11 and Ignore All We Knew About Responding to Security Threats? | Deborah Pearlstein | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCo., Missouri Corporation that manufactures plumbing products.
Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation A Pennsylvania-based wood cabinet and specialty products manufacturer.
These first attempts to copy in line the forms of familiar objects are among the most curious products of the child's mind.
Children's Ways | James SullyAs regards the natural products of the Brazils, a great many of the most necessary articles are wanting in the list.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferHe considers it one of the greatest of all the vegetable products and never tires of lauding the plant and its use.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The plant attains a large size, and grows with a luxuriance common to all products grown in the famous "blue grass" region.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Of the products cultivated rice and tobacco are the most important.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for product
/ (ˈprɒdʌkt) /
something produced by effort, or some mechanical or industrial process
the result of some natural process
a result or consequence
a substance formed in a chemical reaction
mainly US any substance used to style hair, such as gel, wax, mousse, or hairspray
maths
the result of the multiplication of two or more numbers, quantities, etc
Also called: set product another name for intersection (def. 3)
Origin of product
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for product
[ prŏd′əkt ]
A number or quantity obtained by multiplication. For example, the product of 3 and 7 is 21.
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