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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary com·mod·i·ty (plural -ties) ETYMOLOGY Middle English commoditee, from Anglo-French commoditee, from Latin commoditat-, commoditas, from commodus DATE 15th century 1. an economic good: as a. a product of agriculture or mining b. an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment commodities futures c. a mass-produced unspecialized product commodity chemicals commodity memory chips 2. a. something useful or valued that valuable commodity patience also : thing , entity b. convenience , advantage 3. obsolete : quantity , lot 4. a good or service whose wide availability typically leads to smaller profit margins and diminishes the importance of factors (as brand name) other than price 5. one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market stars as individuals and as commodities of the film industry — Film Quarterly English Etymology commodity 1410, from M.Fr . commodité "benefit, profit," from L.commoditatem (nom. commoditas) "fitness, adaptation," from commodus (see commode).http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 commodity com·mod·ity / kE5mCdEti; NAmE -5mB:d- / noun(pl. -ies) 1. (economics 经) a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold 商品: rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、麪粉和其他基本商品 a drop in commodity prices 商品价格的下跌 Crude oil is the world's most important commodity. 原油是世界上最重要的商品。 ⇨ note at product 2. a thing that is useful or has a useful quality 有用的东西；有使用价值的事物: Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted in the West. 水很宝贵,但在西方人们往往意识不到这一点。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English commodity noun 1 product/raw material ADJ. basic, important, primary | cheap | expensive | rare, scarce Coal is becoming a rare commodity. | export, marketable, saleable | perishable | agricultural, industrial basic agricultural commodities VERB + COMMODITY produce COMMODITY + NOUN market | futures, prices | export, trade, trading | broker, trader PHRASES trade in commodities 2 sth that is useful ADJ. precious, valuable Time is a very valuable commodity. | rare, scarce OLT commodity noun ⇨ product (basic commodities)⇨ thing 2 (Water is a precious commodity.) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged com·mod·i·ty I. \kəˈmädəd.ē, -ətē, -i, rap. -ädtē or -i\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English commoditee, from Middle French commodité, from Latin commoditat-, commoditas fitness, convenience, pleasantness, from commodus + -itat-, -itas -ity 1. a. archaic : convenience , usefulness b. archaic : profit , advantage , expediency < a good wit will make use of anything. I will turn diseases to commodity — Shakespeare > c. : something used or valued especially when regarded as an article of commerce < transformed from a rather fragile comedy into a durable commodity — John McCarten > < plenty of that commodity known as “temperament” — H.C.Schonberg > 2. a. : an economic good; especially : a product of agriculture, mining, or sometimes manufacture as distinguished from services < commodities such as meat, fats, and sugar — American Annual> < commodity prices > b. : an article of commerce; especially : one delivered to a transportation company for shipment 3. obsolete : a parcel or quantity of goods : lot < I knew where a commodity of good names were to be bought — Shakespeare > II. noun 1. : a mass-produced unspecialized product < commodity chemicals > 2. : one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market < stars as individuals and as commodities of the film industry — Film Quarterly > |
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