commodity

com·mod·i·ty  (k-md-t)

n. pl. com·mod·i·ties

1. 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).

2. An article of trade or commerce, especially an agricultural or mining product that can be processed and resold.

3. Advantage; benefit.

4. Obsolete A quantity of goods.

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

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commodity

Noun

pl -ties something that can be bought or sold [Latin commoditas suitability]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

commodity - articles of commerce                 trade good, good artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole staple, basic - (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant consumer goods - goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption drygoods, soft goods - textiles or clothing and related merchandise entrant - a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer" export, exportation - commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country fancy goods - goods that are chiefly ornamental fungible - a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation future - bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date import, importation - commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" middling - any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran) shopping - the commodities purchased from stores; "she loaded her shopping into the car"women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance" sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity worldly good, worldly possession - a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings salvage - property or goods saved from damage or destruction

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commodity

noun (usually plural) goods, produce, stock, products, merchandise, wares

Translations

commodity [kəˈmɔdɪtɪ] n → mercancía

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commodity [kəˈmɔdɪtɪ] n → produit m, marchandise f, article m (= food); denrée f

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commodity [kəˈmɔdɪtɪ] n → Ware f;

(food) → Nahrungsmittel nt

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commodity [kəˈmɔdɪtɪ] n → prodotto, articolo (= food); derrata

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commodity

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 일용품 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