commodity
an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service.
something of use, advantage, or value.
Stock Exchange. any unprocessed or partially processed good, as grain, fruits, and vegetables, or precious metals.
Obsolete. a quantity of goods.
Origin of commodity
1Other words from commodity
- non·com·mod·i·ty, adjective, noun, plural non·com·mod·i·ties.
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How to use commodity in a sentence
Shellac was and is an insect commodity, made by the insects.
Why We Should Eat Crickets. And Other Bug Ideas - Facts So Romantic | Mary Ellen Hannibal | October 2, 2020 | NautilusThis commodity was going to flow through their property to distant consumers, while enriching people not just outside the county or state, but outside the country.
It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It. | by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica | October 1, 2020 | ProPublicaStrong Brazilian shipments at a time of weak consumption because of pandemic lockdowns help explain why arabica futures are down 16% this year, more than any other major farm commodity.
Coffee prices could surge soon as La Nina heat scorches world’s largest crop supply | Rachel King | September 29, 2020 | FortuneThe mobile video platform is not exactly a hot commodity considering how it has struggled to attract much positive attention since its April debut.
How TV networks are setting up for the expanding ad-supported streaming war | Tim Peterson | September 23, 2020 | DigidayThat our attention is a commodity in the information age is no secret.
What Two Billion People Pay Attention to Is Still in the Hands of a Few Companies | Jason Dorrier | September 20, 2020 | Singularity Hub
Outside of trading commodities, it also no longer serves as a major global financial center.
Battle of the Upstarts: Houston vs. San Francisco Bay | Joel Kotkin | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow did we reach the stage where female bodies are treated as commodities?
Nicole Kidman Botox Insanity: Why All Women Lose Out When We Obsess Over Stars’ Faces | Emma Woolf | May 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut most destructively, it distorts that most precious of all commodities for a patient with a disease: hope.
The company prides itself on the provenance of its blades, which, while cheap, are hardly commodities.
After 100 Years, the Shaving Industry Is Finally being Disrupted | Daniel Gross | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGiven that he will soon speculate his remaining money on the commodities market, this downward trajectory does not bode well.
One Perfect Summer Day in Virginia Woolf, Saul Bellow and Others | Matt Seidel | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThus among the huge mass of accumulated commodities the simplest wants would go unsatisfied.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe Spanish authorities issued a decree regulating the price of meat and other commodities.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanLike the present America, all the world went to Africa, to get a supply of commodities.
Although the demand for agricultural commodities has increased, the output per worker in agriculture has increased more rapidly.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe warm air held the smell of all sorts of commodities; there was a great hum of small transactions, clink of small profits.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette Duncan
British Dictionary definitions for commodity
/ (kəˈmɒdɪtɪ) /
an article of commerce
something of use, advantage, or profit
economics an exchangeable unit of economic wealth, esp a primary product or raw material
obsolete
a quantity of goods
convenience or expediency
Origin of commodity
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for commodity
Any product manufactured or grown.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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