commodity

noun

/kəˈmɒdəti/

/kəˈmɑːdəti/

(plural commodities)

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(economics) a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold
- rice, flour and other basic commodities
- a drop in commodity prices
- Crude oil is the world's most important commodity.
- basic agricultural commodities
Synonyms product
product
- goods
- commodity
- merchandise
- produce
These are all words for things that are produced to be sold.
- product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold:
  to create/develop/launch a new product
- goods things that are produced to be sold:
  cotton/leather goods
  electrical goods
- commodity (economics) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries:
  rice, flour and other basic commodities
- merchandise [U] goods that are bought or sold; things that you can buy that are connected with or advertise a particular event or organization:
  official Olympic merchandise
goods or merchandise?Choose goods if the emphasis is on what the product is made of or what it is for: leather/household goods. Choose merchandise if the emphasis is less on the product itself and more on its brand or the fact of buying/selling it.
- produce [U] things that have been grown or made, especially things connected with farming:
  We sell only fresh local produce.
Patterns
- consumer/industrial products/goods/commodities
- household products/goods
- farm products/produce
- luxury products/goods/commodities
- to sell/market a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
- to export a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise
- to buy/purchase a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
Topics Businessc1, Moneyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- basic
- important
- primary
- …
verb + commodity
- produce
commodity + noun
- market
- exchange
- futures
- …
phrases
- trade in commodities
See full entry
(formal) a thing that is useful or has a useful quality
- Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted in the West.
- Time is a very valuable commodity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hot
- precious
- valuable
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French commodite or Latin commoditas, from commodus ‘convenient’.

单词	commodity
释义	commodity noun /kəˈmɒdəti/ /kəˈmɑːdəti/ (plural commodities) jump to other results (economics) a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold rice, flour and other basic commodities a drop in commodity prices Crude oil is the world's most important commodity. basic agricultural commodities Synonyms productproduct goods commodity merchandise produce These are all words for things that are produced to be sold. product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold: to create/develop/launch a new product goods things that are produced to be sold: cotton/leather goods electrical goods commodity (economics) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries: rice, flour and other basic commodities merchandise [U] goods that are bought or sold; things that you can buy that are connected with or advertise a particular event or organization: official Olympic merchandise goods or merchandise?Choose goods if the emphasis is on what the product is made of or what it is for: leather/household goods. Choose merchandise if the emphasis is less on the product itself and more on its brand or the fact of buying/selling it. produce [U] things that have been grown or made, especially things connected with farming: We sell only fresh local produce. Patterns consumer/industrial products/goods/commodities household products/goods farm products/produce luxury products/goods/commodities to sell/market a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce to export a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise to buy/purchase a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce Topics Businessc1, Moneyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective basic important primary … verb + commodity produce commodity + noun market exchange futures … phrases trade in commodities See full entry (formal) a thing that is useful or has a useful quality Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted in the West. Time is a very valuable commodity. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective hot precious valuable … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French commodite or Latin commoditas, from commodus ‘convenient’.
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