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commodity [kəˈmɒdɪtɪ] n pl -ties
1. (Economics) an article of commerce 2. something of use, advantage, or profit 3. (Economics) Economics an exchangeable unit of economic wealth, esp a primary product or raw material 4. Obsolete a. (Economics) a quantity of goods b. convenience or expediency [from Old French commodité, from Latin commoditās suitability, benefit; see commodious] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
commodity noun (usually plural) goods, produce, stock, products, merchandise, wares The government increased prices on several basic commodities. Translations commodity [kəˈmɒdɪtɪ] commodity [kəˈmɒdɪti] n commodity n → Ware f; (agricultural) → Erzeugnis nt; basic or staple commodities (natural) → Grundstoffe pl; (St Ex) → Rohstoffe pl; (manufactured) → Bedarfsgüter pl; (= foodstuffs) → Grundnahrungsmittel pl; electricity is a commodity which every country needs → Strom ist ein (Versorgungs)gut, das jedes Land braucht commodity [kəˈmɒdɪtɪ] n → prodotto, articolo; (food) → derrata basic commodities → beni mpl di prima necessità commodity [kəˈmɒdɪtɪ] n → prodotto, articolo; (food) → derrata basic commodities → beni mpl di prima necessità n commodity [kəˈmodəti] an article which is bought or sold soap, toothpaste and other household commodities. ware, goedere سِلْعَه، بِضاعَه стоки druh zboží, výrobek vare die Ware αγαθό, προϊόν, είδος producto, artículo tarbekaup کالا؛ جنس hyödyke marchandise סְחוֹרָה सामग्री artikl, roba árucikk komoditi (sölu)vara articolo, prodotto 商品 상품 prekė, reikmuo prece; patēriņa priekšmets barang keperluan artikel (handels)vare, produkt towar artigo articol (în comerţ) предмет потребления druh tovaru izdelek, potrošniško blago artikal vara, artikel สินค้า mal, ticarî eşya 商品 товар چیز ، شے hàng hóa 商品 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| tyrant, imagine that they are my slaves, or my commodity. With respect to gaining money by exchange, the principal method of doing this is by merchandise, which is carried on in three different ways, either by sending the commodity for sale by sea or by land, or else selling it on the place where it grows; and these differ from each other in this, that the one is more profitable, the other safer. They were such a pair as wholesale merchants use for weighing bulky commodities; and quite a bulky commodity was now to be weighed in them. |
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