commodity
pronunciation
How to pronounce commodity in British English:
UK [kəˈmɒdəti]
How to pronounce commodity in American English:
US [kəˈmɑːdəti]
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- Noun:
- articles of commerce
Word Origin
- commodity (n.)
- early 15c., "benefit, profit, welfare;" later "a convenient or useful product," from Middle French commodité "benefit, profit," from Latin commoditatem (nominative commoditas) "fitness, adaptation, convenience, advantage," from commodus "suitable, convenient" (see commode). General sense "property possession" is from c. 1500.
Example
- 1. That in itself need not zap commodity demand .
- 2. Headline inflation rates have risen thanks to commodity prices .
- 3. Stock markets in countries like australia that rely on commodity exports to china also dipped .
- 4. Reporting is no longer a scarce commodity .
- 5. Aig commodity bankers declined to comment .