product

American  

[prod-uhkt, -uhkt] / ˈprɒd əkt, -ʌkt /

noun

1. a thing produced by labor.

   products of farm and factory;

   the product of his thought.

2. 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.

3. the totality of goods or services that a company makes available; output.

   a decrease in product during the past year.

4. Chemistry. a substance obtained from another substance through chemical change.

5. Mathematics.

   1. the result obtained by multiplying two or more quantities together.

   2. intersection.

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product British  

/ ˈprɒdʌkt /

noun

1. something produced by effort, or some mechanical or industrial process

2. the result of some natural process

3. a result or consequence

4. a substance formed in a chemical reaction

5. any substance used to style hair, such as gel, wax, mousse, or hairspray

6. maths

   1. the result of the multiplication of two or more numbers, quantities, etc

   2. Also called: set product.  another name for intersection

7. See Cartesian product

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product Scientific  

/ prŏd′əkt /

1. A number or quantity obtained by multiplication. For example, the product of 3 and 7 is 21.

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Other Word Forms

• multiproduct adjective
• subproduct noun

Etymology

Origin of product

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin prōductum “(thing) produced,” neuter of past participle of prōdūcere “to lead forward”; produce

Example Sentences

The study also grouped all types of salt substitutes together, so it could not distinguish potassium-based products from other alternatives.

From Science Daily

The Gulf Cooperation Council boasts that over 70% of the gross domestic product of its six member economies comes from outside the oil sector.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a product of both French and British colonies, bilingualism is "intimately tied to the history of Canada" and a part of its continued unity, Larocque said.

From BBC

In December, Nike said it had underinvested in stores in China, and had thrown itself too heavily into the discounting fray there, rather than trying to position itself as a hub for premium products.

From MarketWatch

The moves are a side effect of the war with Iran, which has spread across more of the Middle East, creating tighter supplies of oil and petroleum products such as jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal

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