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Audio Help [kuh-mod-i-tee] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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n. pl. com·mod·i·ties
[Middle English commodite, from Old French, convenience, from Latin commoditās, from commodus, convenient; see commodious.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
commodity [kəˈmodəti] noun — plural comˈmodities
an article which is bought or sold
Example: soap, toothpaste and other household commodities
Example: soap, toothpaste and other household commodities
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
commodity
Any product manufactured or grown.
[Chapter:] Business and Economics
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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