product
[noun]
Synonyms:
- goods, artefact, commodity, creation, invention, merchandise, produce, work
- result, consequence, effect, outcome, upshot

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Related Words: handiwork, consequence, effect, offshoot, outcome, outgrowth, result, fruit, harvest

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English Thesaurus: product, goods, commodity, merchandise, wares, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

prod‧uct S1 W1 /ˈprɒdʌkt $ ˈprɑː-/ noun
[Word Family: noun: produce, producer, product, production, reproduction, productivity; adjective: productive ≠ unproductive, counterproductive, reproductive, reproducible; verb: produce, reproduce; adverb: productively]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: productum, from the past participle of producere; ⇒ produce¹]

1. [uncountable and countable] something that is grown or made in a factory in large quantities, usually in order to be sold
agricultural/dairy/software etc products
consumer products such as VCRs
The London factory assembles the finished product.
He works in marketing and product development.

2. the product of something
a) if someone is the product of a particular background or experience, their character is typical of that background or the result of that experience:
Paula was the product of a sheltered middle-class home.
b) if something is the product of a particular situation, process etc, it is the result of that situation or process:
The report was the product of four years’ hard work.

3. [countable] technical the number you get by multiplying two or more numbers in mathematics

4. [countable] something that is produced through a natural or chemical process:
Hemoglobin is a product of red blood cells.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

product
noun
I. sth that is made or formed
ADJ. good, right We have a good product, but it needs to be marketed better. the right product in the right place at the right time
innovative | quality | everyday | natural | manufactured | finished the manufacture of chocolate from cocoa bean to the finished product
commercial, consumer | household, industrial everyday household products
waste | agricultural, cereal, dairy, food, meat | pharmaceutical | software | beauty
VERB + PRODUCT buy | sell | market, promote | develop | launch
PRODUCT + NOUN area, category, group, line, range, sector, type | design | development | package | price | quality
PHRASES a range of products a wide range of beauty products
 ⇒ Special page at BUSINESS

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

product
II. result
ADJ. end, final A complicated string of chemical reactions leads to the end product.
natural
PREP. ~ of Like many of his generation, he was a product of Scotland's obsession with football.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

product

a commercial product
They help firms turn good ideas into commercial products.
a consumer product (=one that is bought by the public)
Demand for consumer products has increased.
household products
Do you know what chemicals are in household products such as washing powder and paint?
beauty/hair products
She doesn’t buy beauty products that have been tested on animals.
dairy/milk products
Some people are allergic to dairy products.
meat products
meat products like sausages, pies and burgers
the finished product
The quality of the finished product is all-important.
product development
The money will be used to fund product development.
a product range/line (=the range of things that a company makes and sells)
We want to broaden the company’s product line.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

product noun [countable] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold:
consumer products such as mobile phones
dairy products
goods noun [plural] things that are produced in order to be sold, especially for use in the home:
They sell furniture and other household goods.
electrical goods
white goods (=large electrical goods used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators)
commodity noun [countable] formal a type of product or raw material that can be bought and sold – used especially about basic food products, metals, and fuels:
The decline in prices for agricultural commodities made the economic situation worse.
All metal was a valuable commodity and was rarely wasted.
merchandise noun [uncountable] formal things that are being sold, especially in shops:
Customers are not allowed to handle the merchandise.
Sales of books, videos, and other merchandise have increased.
wares noun [plural] written things that are offered for sale, especially in a market or on the street:
In the market, the traders began selling their wares.
Merchants brought their wares from all over the world.
export noun [countable often plural] a product that is sent to a foreign country in order to be sold:
US exports rose to $11.935 billion.
At the moment, oil is their biggest export.
import noun [countable often plural] goods that are brought from one country into another to be sold there:
The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.
sell to give something to someone in exchange for money:
He sold his motorcycle.
The shop sells old furniture.
Do you sell books on gardening?
deal in something to buy and sell a particular type of goods as part of your business:
He deals in antiques.
put something up for sale/put something on the market to make something available to be bought:
When the painting was first put up for sale, no one thought that it would be worth so much money.
The farm was put up for sale.
sell up British English to sell your house or your business so that you can move to a different place or do something different:
They’re thinking of selling up and moving to Canada.
auction something/sell something at auction to sell things at a special event to the person who offers the most money:
The contents of his home will be auctioned.
flog British English informal to sell something, especially something that is of low quality:
A man at the market was flogging £10 watches.
peddle to sell cheap things in the street. Also used about selling illegal drugs and pornography:
Street vendors peddled American and British cigarettes.
People who peddle drugs to children should be severely punished.
traffic in something to buy and sell large quantities of illegal goods or people:
They trafficked in illegal weapons.
The gang were involved in people-trafficking.
drug-trafficking

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