commodity
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++com·mod·i·ty /kəˈmɒdəti $ kəˈmɑː-/ ●○○ noun (plural commodities) [countable] 1 PEa product that is bought and sold 商品 agricultural commodities 农业商品 Commodity prices fell sharply. 商品价格急剧下跌。► see thesaurus at product2 formalTHING a useful quality or thing 有用的性质；有用的东西 Time is a precious commodity. 时间是宝贵的财富。n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesan important commodityCrude oil is the world’s most important commodity.an expensive commodityConsumers began to find that they could afford more expensive commodities.a valuable/precious commodityLand is an extremely valuable commodity.a rare/scarce commoditySoap was a scarce commodity during the war.a hot commodity (=one that a lot of people want to buy)Web domains ending in .com became hot commodities.a saleable/tradeable commodity (=one that can be sold or traded)Land is a freely saleable commodity.agricultural commoditiesThe falling prices of agricultural commodities such as coffee have severely affected the economy.industrial commoditiesSales of the old industrial commodities of iron and coal are still important.commodity + NOUNcommodity pricesCommodity prices are very high in the UK.a commodity marketCoffee is facing the deepest crisis in a global commodity market since the great depression of the 30s.
Examples from the Corpus
commodity• Food shopping takes time, a commodity of which most of us have precious little.• He might want her as a doctor, but as a woman, it seemed, she was a disposable commodity.• But divinity is a fragile commodity.• Other commodity exchanges said they would keep normal hours.• A lighter is a rare commodity here.• Most alarmingly, the show suggests that industrialism, valuing commodities above itself, promoted a ghoulish worship of death.• Of course many programmes of regional co-operation exist, but unlike oil most Third World commodities are no longer essential to the West.From Longman Business Dictionarycommoditycom‧mod‧i‧ty /kəˈmɒdətikəˈmɑː-/ noun (plural commodities) [countable]1FINANCE a product that can be sold to make a profit, especially one in its basic form before it has been used or changed in an industrial process. Examples of commodities are farm products and metalsThe company trades worldwide, buying and selling basic commodities such as timber, coal and cement.Rice is the country’s principle export commodity.2 (also commodity product)MARKETING a product or service that is difficult to show as being different from similar products or services offered by competitorsPCs have become commodities.Origin commodity (1400-1500) French commodité, from Latin commoditas, from commodus; → COMMODEcom·mod·i·ty noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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com‧mod‧i‧ty /kəˈmɒdəti, kəˈmɒdɪti $ kəˈmɑː-/
noun (plural commodities) [countable]1. a product that is bought and sold:
agricultural commodities
Commodity prices fell sharply.
2. formal a useful quality or thing:
Time is a precious commodity.
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▪an important commodity Crude oil is the world’s most important commodity.
▪an expensive commodity Consumers began to find that they could afford more expensive commodities.
▪a valuable/precious commodity Land is an extremely valuable commodity.
▪a rare/scarce commodity Soap was a scarce commodity during the war.
▪a hot commodity (=one that a lot of people want to buy) Web domains ending in .com became hot commodities.
▪a saleable/tradeable commodity (=one that can be sold or traded) Land is a freely saleable commodity.
▪agricultural commodities The falling prices of agricultural commodities such as coffee have severely affected the economy.
▪industrial commodities Sales of the old industrial commodities of iron and coal are still important.
■ commodity + NOUN
▪commodity prices Commodity prices are very high in the UK.
▪a commodity market Coffee is facing the deepest crisis in a global commodity market since the great depression of the 30s.
▪ product noun [countable] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold: consumer products such as mobile phones | dairy products
▪goods noun [plural] things that are produced in order to be sold, especially for use in the home: They sell furniture and other household goods. | electrical goods | white goods (=large electrical goods used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators)
▪commodity noun [countable] formal a type of product or raw material that can be bought and sold – used especially about basic food products, metals, and fuels: The decline in prices for agricultural commodities made the economic situation worse. | All metal was a valuable commodity and was rarely wasted.
▪merchandise noun [uncountable] formal things that are being sold, especially in shops: Customers are not allowed to handle the merchandise. | Sales of books, videos, and other merchandise have increased.
▪wares noun [plural] written things that are offered for sale, especially in a market or on the street: In the market, the traders began selling their wares. | Merchants brought their wares from all over the world.
▪export noun [countable often plural] a product that is sent to a foreign country in order to be sold: US exports rose to $11.935 billion. | At the moment, oil is their biggest export.
▪import noun [countable often plural] goods that are brought from one country into another to be sold there: The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.
com‧mod‧i‧ty /kəˈmɒdəti, kəˈmɒdɪti $ kəˈmɑː-/
noun (plural commodities) [countable]1. a product that is bought and sold: 2. formal a useful quality or thing:
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product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold 指制造或种植的产品 ：◆ to create/develop/launch a new product 创造／开发／推出新产品 goods things that are produced to be sold 指商品、货品 ：◆ cotton/leather goods 棉织／皮革商品 ◆ electrical goods 电器商品 commodity ( economics ) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries尤指国家间贸易的商品 ：◆ rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、面粉和其他基本商品 merchandise [ 指商品、货品、相关商品、指定商品 ：◆ official Olympic merchandise 奥林匹克运动会官方指定商品
goods or merchandise? 用 goods 还是 merchandise？
produce [ 尤指农产品，也包括其他种植或制造的产品 ：◆ We sell only fresh local produce. 我们只售当地的新鲜农产品。
Patterns
consumer/industrial products/goods/commoditieshousehold products/goodsfarm products/produceluxury products/goods/commoditiesto sell/market a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produceto export a product/goods/a commodity/merchandiseto buy/purchase a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce