product
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products
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a thing produced by labor.
products of farm and factory;
the product of his thought.
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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.
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the totality of goods or services that a company makes available; output.
a decrease in product during the past year.
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Chemistry. a substance obtained from another substance through chemical change.
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Mathematics.
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the result obtained by multiplying two or more quantities together.
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something produced by effort, or some mechanical or industrial process
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the result of some natural process
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a result or consequence
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a substance formed in a chemical reaction
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any substance used to style hair, such as gel, wax, mousse, or hairspray
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maths
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the result of the multiplication of two or more numbers, quantities, etc
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Also called: set product. another name for intersection
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Etymology
Origin of product
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin prōductum “(thing) produced,” neuter of past participle of prōdūcere “to lead forward”; see produce
Explanation
When you start making something, the result is a product. Most products are offered for sale, like dairy products at the grocery store or kitchen products at Macy's. The word product is often a synonym for "merchandise" — the stuff for sale on the racks and shelves at a store. But a product can also simply be the result or consequence of someone's efforts or a set of circumstances. A good report card is the product of hard work. You are the product of your parent's relationship. And an aging hippie who still wears bell bottoms may be described as a product of the sixties.
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Family-controlled businesses, whether public or private, employ 59% of the U.S. workforce, excluding federal employees, and generate 54% of U.S. gross domestic product, according to 2021 data from Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group Family Enterprise USA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The co-branded Medicare Advantage product does not include a Costco membership, according to the Journal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Under-13s are not allowed to use the product.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Dozens of US states sued four major tobacco companies for downplaying the harmful health impacts of their products, and won a 1998 landmark settlement that included financial penalties and changes to product marketing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It goes from 0 to 10, where 10 is for two things that are totally different and 1 or 2 might describe just the production-range differences between two batches of the same product.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Meanwhile, major US rivals - including Elon Musk's Tesla - have yet to start delivering rival products.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Some food makers have set up internal task forces and commissioned research, while betting that adding protein and fiber to existing products will insulate their brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Canadian goods that appeared on track to face new 50% duties included milk, cream and whey, as well as hockey equipment, liquor and wood products like particle board.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jain described the supplemental policies and Medicare managed products as being “designed around Costco.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Radioactivity wasn’t banned in consumer products until 1938.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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