commodity
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.
Origin of commodity
1Other words from commodity
- non·com·mod·i·ty, adjective, noun, plural non·com·mod·i·ties.
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How to use commodity in a sentence
As the years passed, paracord became a common civilian commodity.
This essential survival tool can save your life 10 different ways | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | September 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAccording to Colyer, these failures often arise because companies fail to understand the cyclical nature of crypto mining, which he likens to the price swings that occur in commodity markets.
In fact, Goldman is tracking cross-border investment flows into equities, commodities and fixed-income assets.
Investors continue to push global stocks into record territory | Bernhard Warner | August 24, 2020 | FortuneLeft-handed pitching has long been one of the most prized commodities in professional baseball.
What Really Gives Left-Handed Pitchers Their Edge? | Guy Molyneux | August 17, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightOther people have suggested that we ought to have accounted for incumbency in the uncertainty index, on the theory that when incumbents are running for reelection, they are known commodities, which should reduce volatility.
Our Election Forecast Didn’t Say What I Thought It Would | Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 17, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
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?
If they run off with somebody else, we say they were stolen—as if they are an object or a commodity.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTAccess has become a master commodity, an experience that can be granted or charged for but never owned.
It is not a scarce commodity to be meted out begrudgingly or in short portions.
The Heroic Lesbian Couple of Oklahoma Who Fought for Equal Marriage—and Won | Randy R. Potts | October 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOf late she hasn't had very much of the latter commodity, and she was quite bowled over.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensFormerly, when a commodity was adulterated, it could be returned, and the courts became sorely troubled to defend an adulteration.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesHe wished to procure a barrel of salt, as the supply of that commodity was exhausted in his part of the country.
When there are milles & other deuises for the purpose, a commodity of them may be raised because there are infinite store.
A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land Of Virginia, 1590 | Thomas HariotThese Bostonians in their crisis bought every available commodity from Plymouth, and for cattle they exchanged horses.
William Bradford of Plymouth | Albert Hale Plumb
British Dictionary definitions for commodity
/ (kəˈmɒdɪtɪ) /
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
Origin of commodity
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Cultural definitions for commodity
Any product manufactured or grown.
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