commodity

[ kuh-mod-i-tee ]

/ kəˈmɒd ɪ ti /

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noun, plural com·mod·i·ties.

an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service.

something of use, advantage, or value.

Stock Exchange. any unprocessed or partially processed good, as grain, fruits, and vegetables, or precious metals.

Obsolete. a quantity of goods.

Nearby words

commode, commodify, commodious, commodiously, commoditize, commodity, commodity exchange, commodity futures trading commission, commodore, commodus, common

Origin of commodity

1375–1425; late Middle English commodite < Anglo-French < Latin commoditās timeliness, convenience, equivalent to commod(us) (see commode) + -itās -ity

Related formsnon·com·mod·i·ty, adjective, noun, plural non·com·mod·i·ties.

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Examples from the Web for commodity

If we begin to see the other as our possession and commodity, our shoe, the shadow of our shadow, is there ever a happy outcome?
Owning Up to Possession’s Downside|Samantha Harvey|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If they run off with somebody else, we say they were stolen—as if they are an object or a commodity.
Owning Up to Possession’s Downside|Samantha Harvey|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Taylor knows not only the value of her commodity, but also how to control it.
Taylor Swift Dumps Spotify, Igniting Turf War Between Spotify and Apple|Dale Eisinger|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More than any other media proprietor, Rupert Murdoch had an intuitive revelation about the value of news as a commodity.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine|Clive Irving|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The woman is a commodity to make money—the dowry becomes a business transaction.
Has Malala Become a Puppet of the West?|Nico Hines|April 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The value of a commodity is not affected by the number of commodities of other kinds.
A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy|Karl Marx
With us, education is a commodity to be trafficked in: abroad, it is a duty.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.|Various
There is therefore nothing deleterious in the usual practice of adulterating this commodity of the table.
A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons|Fredrick Accum
To lay duties on a commodity exported, which our neighbors want, is a knavish attempt to get something for nothing.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume 3|Various
The real costs which the price of a commodity measures are not absolute, but comparative.
Supply and Demand|Hubert D. Henderson

British Dictionary definitions for commodity

commodity

/ (kəˈmɒdɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

an article of commerce

something of use, advantage, or profit

economics an exchangeable unit of economic wealth, esp a primary product or raw material

obsolete

a quantity of goods
convenience or expediency

Word Origin for commodity

C14: from Old French commodité, from Latin commoditās suitability, benefit; see commodious

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Culture definitions for commodity

commodity

Any product manufactured or grown.

commodity

noun, plural com·mod·i·ties.

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commodity

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