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Meaning of "commodities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMODITIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMODITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Commodities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMMODITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Commodity

In economics, a commodity is a marketable item produced to satisfy wants or needs. Economic commodities comprise goods and services. The exact definition of the term commodity is specifically used to describe a class of goods for which there is demand, but which is supplied without qualitative differentiation across a market. A commodity has full or partial fungibility; that is, the market treats its instances as equivalent or nearly so with no regard to who produced them. "From the taste of wheat it is not possible to tell who produced it, a Russian serf, a French peasant or an English capitalist." Petroleum and copper are other examples of such commodities, their supply and demand being a part of one universal market. Items such as stereo systems, on the other hand, have many aspects of product differentiation, such as the brand, the user interface and the perceived quality. The demand for one type of stereo may be much larger than demand for another. In contrast, one of the characteristics of a commodity good is that its price is determined as a function of its market as a whole.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMODITIES

commo
commode
commodification
commodified
commodifies
commodify
commodious
commodiously
commodiousness
commoditise
commoditize
commodity
commodity exchange
commodity loan
commodity markets
commodity trade
commodity-producing countries
commodo
commodore

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMODITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
celebrities
cities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of commodities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMMODITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «commodities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of commodities

Translation of «commodities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMODITIES

Find out the translation of commodities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of commodities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «commodities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

商品
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

commodities
570 millions of speakers

English

commodities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वस्तुओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السلع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

товары
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mercadorias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পণ্যদ্রব্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

produits
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komoditi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rohstoffe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

商品
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상품
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komoditas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hàng hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொருட்களின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वस्तू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

emtia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

commodities
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

towary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

товари
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mărfuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπορεύματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kommoditeite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

råvaror
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

råvarer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of commodities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMODITIES»

The term «commodities» is very widely used and occupies the 13.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of commodities
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMODITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «commodities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «commodities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about commodities

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMMODITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word commodities.
1
Anil Agarwal
The world wants India to remain an import-based economy. Then India can be a dumping ground where gold can be dumped and other commodities such as oil and gas. They look at India as a huge market.
2
Pat Benatar
I never looked at people or singing as commodities.
3
Maria Cantwell
Let's embrace productive capitalism, not casino capitalism, by restoring transparency and true competition in the commodities markets.
4
Henry Charles Carey
The first of all commodities to be exchanged is labour, and the freedom of man consists only in the exercise of the right to determine for himself in what manner his labour shall be employed, and how he will dispose of its products.
5
Margaret Chan
A health system that lacks commodities for managing high-mortality infectious diseases and the main killers of mothers and young children will not have an adequate impact. By the same token, even the best-stocked delivery system will have an inadequate impact if it fails to reach the poor.
6
Marc Faber
In the economy of the cuckoo people that populate central banks, everything is possible. What you have is gigantic bubbles, the NASDAQ in 2000, then the housing bubble and then commodities in 2008 when oil went from $78 to $147 before plunging to $32 within six months.
7
Sebastian Faulks
Life can be lived at a remove. You trade in futures, and then you trade in derivatives of futures. Banks make more money trading derivatives than they do trading actual commodities.
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Steve Forbes
Over time, there's a very close correlation between what happens to the dollar and what happens to the price of oil. When the dollar gets week, the price of oil, which, as you know, and other commodities are denominated in dollars, they go up. We saw it in the '70s, when the dollar was savagely weakened.
9
Ivan Glasenberg
Over two billion people in China and India need commodities to grow their economies and improve their living standards.
10
Ivan Glasenberg
Africa is where commodities are found, so it is vital that Glencore and other miners are there to develop those resources, helping Africa itself to grow at the same time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMODITIES»

Discover the use of commodities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to commodities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Trader's First Book on Commodities: An Introduction to the ...
Carley Garner's A Trader’s First Book on Commodities, Second Edition is today's most practical and realistic introduction to successful commodities trading.
Carley Garner, 2012
2
Hot Commodities: How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the ...
For small investors and high rollers alike, Hot Commodities is as good as gold . . . or lead, or aluminum, which are some of the commodities Rogers says could be as rewarding for investors. From the Hardcover edition.
Jim Rogers, 2004
3
Commodities and Globalization: Anthropological Perspectives
This collection of essays considers how conceptions and roles of commodities may change in response to widening spheres of economic interaction and exchange.
Angelique Haugerud, Margaret Priscilla Stone, Peter D. Little, 2000
4
Getting Started in Commodities
George Fontanills applies his risk management philosophy in this must-read book for individual investors who are interested in participating in the commodities markets." —Christopher Larkin, Vice President, E*TRADE Securities
George A. Fontanills, 2007
5
Commodities and Commodity Derivatives: Modeling and Pricing ...
This book covers hard and soft commodities (energy, agriculture and metals) and analyses: Economic and geopolitical issues in commodities markets Commodity price and volume risk Stochastic modelling of commodity spot prices and forward ...
Helyette Geman, 2009
6
Killer commodities: public health and the corporate ...
This collection analyzes the nature and public health impact of a wide range of dangerous commercial products from around the world, and it addresses the question of how policies should be changed to better protect the public, workers, and ...
Merrill Singer, Hans Baer, 2008
7
Commodities For Dummies
This plain-English guide gives you the basics on breaking into the market, dispelling common myths, and presenting a wide range of trading and investing strategies.
Amine Bouchentouf, 2011
8
The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective
The contributors to this volume examine how things are sold and traded in a variety of social and cultural settings, both present and past.
Arjun Appadurai, 1988
9
Commodities and Capabilities
Commodities and Capabilities presents a set of inter-related theses concerning the foundations of welfare economics, and in particular about the assessment of personal well-being and advantage.
Amartya Sen, 1999
10
Captives as Commodities: The Transatlantic Slave Trade
This book centers on one of the most tragic, horrifying, and important pieces of the history of the Western world: the transatlantic slave trade.
Lisa A. Lindsay, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMODITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term commodities is used in the context of the following news items.
1
China's Troubles Hit Commodities
SYDNEY—China is once again at the center of the commodities story, but not in a good way this time. The country's stock-market slump and ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Commodities Skid on China's Stock Rout
Commodities suffered their worst rout in seven months as a steep selloff in China's stock market magnified investor fears about weaker demand ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Commodities, China and Greece Hint at Deflation
The far greater impact appears to be in commodities, which have fallen hard this week. Losses have been across the board, from crude oil to ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
4
Industrial Metals Drive Commodities Down on China, Greece Woes
Copper tumbled to a six-year low and nickel plummeted the most since 2010 as industrial metals led a plunge in commodities after China's ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
5
Nifty may slip to 7800; avoid commodities, cement: Mizuho
He advises investors to stay away from sectors such as commodities, cement and public sector banks. He is bullish on companies with a global ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
6
FMC pulls out four commodities from evening list; timings cut
NEW DELHI: The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) has removed four commodities, including maize, from the ambit of evening trade and ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
7
Commodities to remain under pressure - BBH
"Commodities are back under pressure, sending ripples through various ... and industrial metals, but not so much for agricultural commodities." «FXStreet, Jul 15»
8
CompaniesGlencore shares hit new low as commodities slide
Mining shares have taken a heavy hit in the last few days as iron ore and copper were swept up in a broad commodities sell-off, that has hit ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
9
At midday: Hefty losses in key TSX sectors amid commodities, global …
Commodities depend on robust world wide demand, and we don't have that right now...It's affecting things like Canadian banks, which I always ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
10
Iron Ore tests fresh lows below $50, leads global commodities slump
ValeIron Ore mining (Bloomberg) — Iron ore's bear market deepened, with prices dropping below $50 a metric ton for the first time since April, ... «BizNews, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Commodities [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/commodities>. Apr 2024 ».
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