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common goods

  • plural
    of common good.
    common good
    noun
    the advantage or benefit of all people in society or in a group.

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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

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