commodity English · revision 15384

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1410|origins=la modus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /kəˈmɒdəti/ ''(UK)''; /kəˈmɑdəti/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|commoditee]], [[bor|frm|commodité]] and directly [[la|commoditās|t=fitness, convenience, advantage]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|commodus|t=fit, convenient]] (see [[commode]] and [[commodious]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|la|com-]] and [[m|la|modus|t=measure, manner]], from [[ine-pro|*med-|t=to take appropriate measures]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Benefit, profit, welfare: 1410 in Barnhart, the early 15th century in Etymonline.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) A convenient or useful product is from before 1420.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The commercial sense, an article produced for use or sale, is first found in 1436,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) and in economics it is a primary product or raw material traded in bulk.^(Collins 2023)^(AHD) Convenience, expediency, advantage and opportunity were 16th-century senses, now obsolete.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1410 – benefit, profit.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * before 1420 – a useful product.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1436 – an article of trade.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1488 – convenience (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A raw material or primary product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # An article of trade; something useful or valuable.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[commodify]]

+ * [[discommodity]]

+ * [[commoditize]]

+ * [[commodity exchange]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[commode]]

+ * [[commodious]]

+ * [[accommodate]]

+ * [[mode]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ In Ayrshire Scots a commodity meant a considerable portion, as of good sense.^(Wright 1898)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}