English Online Dictionary. What means commodity? What does commodity mean?
English
Alternative forms
- commoditie (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English commoditee, from Anglo-Norman commoditee, from Latin commoditās.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmɑdəti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈmɒdəti/
Noun
commodity (countable and uncountable, plural commodities)
- (business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. [from 15th c.]
- Something useful or valuable. [from 15th c.]
- (economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.
- (marketing) Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin, as distinguished from branded products.
- (Marxism) Anything which has both a use value and an exchange value.
- (obsolete) Convenience; usefulness, suitability. [15th–19th c.]
- (obsolete) Self-interest; personal convenience or advantage. [16th–19th c.]
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- comódite
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English commodity.
Pronunciation
Noun
commodity f (plural commodities or commoditys)
- commodity
Spanish
Noun
commodity m (plural commoditys)
- commodity