product

[prod-uhkt, -uhkt]

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.

product

/ 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

product

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

Other Word Forms

• multiproduct adjective
• subproduct noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of product¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of product¹

C15: from Latin prōductum (something) produced, from prōdūcere to bring forth

Example Sentences

Rare earths are a group of 17 chemically similar elements that are crucial to the manufacture of many high-tech products.

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The brand's products are in 230 stores across 50 countries around the world, according to the company's website.

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A year later, the assemblyman authored the California School Food Safety Act, which gained widespread attention because it bans from schools Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and other products that include certain synthetic food dyes.

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OpenAI is encouraging companies and developers to utilize its tools to develop and promote their products and services.

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Marketing plant-based products using meat labels "is misleading for the consumer", the member of the conservative EPP group in the EP said.

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Related Words

• amount 
• brand 
• commodity 
• crop 
• device 
• fruit 
• merchandise 
• output 
• produce 
• production 
• profit 
• stock 
• work