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commodity
What does commodity mean?
commodity (noun): anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use commodity in a sentence?
- Commodity prices are falling. (Tatoeba sentence #5736031 by CM, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce commodity?
/kəˈmɑdəti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does commodity come from?
Inherited from Middle English commoditee, borrowed from Anglo-Norman commoditee, from Latin commoditās.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “commodity” mean?
anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold
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a series of events leading to a result or product
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the state or characteristic of being just or fair
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any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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