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com·mod·i·ty

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–noun, plural -ties.

1.	an article of trade or commerce, esp. a product as distinguished from a service.

2.	something of use, advantage, or value.

3.	Stock Exchange. any unprocessed or partially processed good, as grain, fruits, and vegetables, or precious metals.

4.	Obsolete. a quantity of goods.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME commodite < AF < L commoditās timeliness, convenience, equiv. to commod(us) (see commode) + -itās -ity

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com·mod·i·ty Audio Help (kə-mŏd'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. com·mod·i·ties

Something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage: "Left-handed, power-hitting third basemen are a rare commodity in the big leagues" (Steve Guiremand).
An article of trade or commerce, especially an agricultural or mining product that can be processed and resold.
Advantage; benefit.
Obsolete A quantity of goods.

[Middle English commodite, from Old French, convenience, from Latin commoditās, from commodus, convenient; see commodious.]

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commodity

1410, from M.Fr. commodité "benefit, profit," from L. commoditatem (nom. commoditas) "fitness, adaptation," from commodus (see commode). Commodification first attested 1975, in reference to art theory.

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commodity
noun
articles of commerce

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commodity [kəˈmodəti] noun — plural comˈmodities

an article which is bought or sold
Example: soap, toothpaste and other household commodities

Arabic:	سِلْعَه، بِضاعَه
Chinese (Simplified):	商品
Chinese (Traditional):	商品
Czech:	druh zboží, výrobek
Danish:	vare
Dutch:	artikel
Estonian:	tarbekaup
Finnish:	hyödyke
French:	marchandise
German:	die Ware
Greek:	αγαθό, προϊόν, είδος
Hungarian:	árucikk
Icelandic:	(sölu)vara
Indonesian:	komoditi
Italian:	articolo, prodotto

Japanese:	商品
Latvian:	prece; patēriņa priekšmets
Lithuanian:	prekė, reikmuo
Norwegian:	(handels)vare, produkt
Polish:	towar
Portuguese (Brazil):	mercadoria
Portuguese (Portugal):	artigo
Romanian:	articol (în comerţ)
Russian:	предмет потребления
Slovak:	druh tovaru
Slovenian:	izdelek, potrošniško blago
Spanish:	producto, artículo
Swedish:	vara, artikel
Turkish:	mal, ticarî eşya

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
commodity

Any product manufactured or grown.

[Chapter:] Business and Economics

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Commodity

Com*mod"i*ty\, n.; pl. Commodities. [F. commodit['e], fr. L. commoditas. See Commode.]

1. Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage; interest; commodiousness. [Obs.]

Drawn by the commodity of a footpath. --B. Jonson.

Men may seek their own commodity, yet if this were done with injury to others, it was not to be suffered. --Hooker.

2. That which affords convenience, advantage, or profit, especially in commerce, including everything movable that is bought and sold (except animals), -- goods, wares, merchandise, produce of land and manufactures, etc.

3. A parcel or quantity of goods. [Obs.]

A commodity of brown paper and old ginger. --Shak.

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