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Noun: commodity  ku'mó-di-tee
  1. A raw material or product that is bought and sold commercially in large quantities
    "Spices were valuable trade commodities during the Age of Exploration";
    - trade good, good
     
  2. Something useful or valuable
    "In times of drought, water becomes a precious commodity"

Derived forms: commodities

Type of: artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Commodity