product

American  

[prod-uhkt, -uhkt] / ˈprɒd əkt, -ʌkt /

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.

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product British  

/ 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

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product Scientific  

/ prŏd′əkt /

1. A number or quantity obtained by multiplication. For example, the product of 3 and 7 is 21.

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Other Word Forms

• multiproduct adjective
• subproduct noun

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”; produce

Example Sentences

“We often talk about the $30 trillion American economy being a dynamic and resilient beast, and the gross domestic product data for the third quarter was no exception,” said Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Binance representative said the company had “limited involvement” with World Liberty Financial-related products that was “confined to contractual terms that are available to other projects.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Castrol is based in the U.K., and its fuel products and lubricants are available in more than 150 countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

The country had circumvented sanctions by selling virtually all its products to China, for a much lower price.

From The Wall Street Journal

Morgan Stanley analysts across various products identify areas where they think the market consensus may be proven wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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