Word Study
commodity
CIDE DICTIONARY
commodity, n. [F. commodité, fr. L. commoditas. See Commode.].
- Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage; interest; commodiousness. [1913 Webster]"Drawn by the commodity of a footpath." [1913 Webster]"Men may seek their own commodity, yet if this were done with injury to others, it was not to be suffered." [1913 Webster]
- That which affords convenience, advantage, or profit, especially in commerce, including everything movable that is bought and sold (except animals), -- goods, wares, merchandise, produce of land and manufactures, etc. [1913 Webster]
- A parcel or quantity of goods. [1913 Webster]"A commodity of brown paper and old ginger." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
commodity, n. (pl. -ies)
1 Commerce an article or raw material that can be bought and sold, esp. a product as opposed to a service.
2 a useful thing.
1 Commerce an article or raw material that can be bought and sold, esp. a product as opposed to a service.
2 a useful thing.
Etymology
ME f. OF commodit{eacute} or f. L commoditas (as COMMODE)
ROGET THESAURUS
commodity
Merchandise
N merchandise, ware, commodity, effects, goods, article, stock, product, produce, staple commodity, stock in trade, cargo.For further exploring for "commodity" in Webster Dictionary Online
