commodity
Anything movable that is bought and soldAnything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
» We are concerned about the shortage of the commodities.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
Ware, Gut, Handelsgut
това́рtovár, проду́ктprodúkt, добро́dobró
това́рtovár, проду́ктprodúkt
(countable, uncountable)Something useful or valuable.
Gut
добро́dobró
(countable, uncountable)Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.
The price of crude oil is determined in continuous trading between professional players in World's many commodities exchanges.
Rohstoff, Verbrauchsgut, Konsumware
a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
(countable, uncountable)Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin and (usually) fungibility, as distinguished from branded products not wholly fungible.
Although they were once in the forefront of consumer electronics, the calculators have become a mere commodity.
Billigware, Massenware, Standardware
(Marxism, countable, uncountable)Anything which has both a use value and an exchange value.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Convenience; usefulness, suitability.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Self-interest; personal convenience or advantage.
Examples
46 sentencesWe are concerned about the shortage of the commodities.
In spite of the depression, the prices of commodities are still high.
Commodity prices are on the rise.
Youth is such a priceless commodity that it is a shame to waste it on children.
Commodity prices were rising.
ruЦены на товары росли. — scriptin
deDie Rohstoffpreise stiegen. — samueldora
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English commoditee, borrowed from Anglo-Norman commoditee, from LatiInherited from Middle English commoditee, borrowed from Anglo-Norman commoditee, from Latin commoditās.
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Forms
plural: commoditiesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes:trade goodgood
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable