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commodity

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commodity /kəˈmɑːdəti/ noun
plural commodities
commodity
/kəˈmɑːdəti/
noun
plural commodities
Learner's definition of COMMODITY
[count]
: something that is bought and sold商品
: something or someone that is useful or valued有用的人(或事物);有价值的人(或事物)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4365 COCA: 4581

commodity

noun

com·​mod·​i·​ty kə-ˈmä-də-tē How to pronounce commodity (audio)
plural commodities
1
: an economic good: such as
a
: a product of agriculture or mining
agricultural commodities like grain and corn
b
: an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment
reported the damaged commodities to officials
c
: a mass-produced unspecialized product
commodity chemicals
commodity memory chips
2
a
: something useful or valued
that valuable commodity, patience
also : thing, entity
b
: convenience, advantage
… the many commodities incidental to the life of a public office … Charles Lamb
3
: a good or service whose wide availability typically leads to smaller profit margins and diminishes the importance of factors (such as brand name) other than price
4
: one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market
… stars as individuals and as commodities of the film industry. Film Quarterly
5
obsolete : quantity, lot

Example Sentences

agricultural commodities like grain and corn Oil is a commodity in high demand. Patience is a rare commodity.
Recent Examples on the Web The evolving health care market assumes that health care is a commodity that does not require long-term relationships, much less the need to abide by a covenant of care. Peter A. Bonis, STAT, 11 Sep. 2022 In anticipation of her impending retirement, tickets for the first days at the U.S. Open became a hot commodity. CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 McVay, who was three years younger than him, was a hot NFL commodity and a year from being named the Rams coach. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 The devices appear to be an emerging commodity on the black market. Scott Glover And Curt Devine, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 Take the issue of titanium sourcing, for example, which is a crucial input commodity for aerospace manufacturers. Steven Tian, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 Gold is a global commodity and is not tied to the performance of any particular stock or bond. The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 Countertop ice makers have recently become a hot commodity to buy, especially for those of us whose fridges don’t have an ice maker at all. Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2022 And because of how tough off-base markets are, on-base housing has become a hot commodity, with many bases having long waitlists. R.j. Rico, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English commoditee, from Anglo-French, from Latin commoditat-, commoditas, from commodus

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of commodity was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4365 COCA: 4581
commodity

noun¹

1product/raw material產品;原料ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMMODITY | COMMODITY + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbasic, important, primary基本/重要/主要商品cheap便宜商品expensive昂貴商品rare, scarce稀缺商品Coal is becoming a rare commodity.煤正在成為稀缺商品。marketable, saleable暢銷商品export出口商品perishable易腐商品agricultural, industrial農產品;工業商品basic agricultural commodities基本農產品global全球商品VERB + COMMODITYproduce生產商品COMMODITY + NOUNmarket商品市場exchange商品交易futures, prices商品期貨/價格export, trade, trading商品出口;商品貿易broker, trader商品經紀人;商人production商品生產PHRASEStrade in commodities商品貿易
commodity

noun²

2sth that is useful有用之物ADJECTIVEhot, precious, valuable搶手貨;珍貴物品;貴重物品Time is a very valuable commodity.時間是非常寶貴的。rare, scarce罕有的東西;稀缺物global全球資源品

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