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

Its second estimate of third-quarter gross domestic product growth, originally scheduled for Wednesday, will be rescheduled for a later date.

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Gisela Young, an associate at Citi, said that with retail sales down in two of three months in the third quarter, goods consumption could be negative for gross domestic product for the period.

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In the first half of November, shipments of Russian refined oil products fell to their lowest level since the invasion, according to a Treasury official.

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Now there’s a way to replace both the heating and cooling systems with a single product: a heat pump.

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But then there were the innumerable brand tie-ins, promotional stops, products and advertisements, intent on keeping the hype train on its tracks through the lucrative holiday season.

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Related Words

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