common goods
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pluralof common good.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
common goodnounthe advantage or benefit of all people in society or in a group.
Example Sentences
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The tiny plastic balls - used to manufacture common goods such as plastic bottles - are less than 5mm wide, making cleaning up extremely difficult.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2024
Denka’s facility makes neoprene, a flexible, synthetic rubber used to produce common goods such as wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces and automotive belts and hoses.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
This is fine with me—our assets are common goods in my view.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2021
Forests, water, and fisheries, however, are a type of public good called common goods, which are not excludable but may be finite.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
He ordered the Abbess to repair defects at once out of the common goods of the house.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen