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commodity
source:
animeとstudio ghibli 、 ghibli We Heart ItのGIF
noun
(plural
commodities
)
a
raw
material
or
primary
agricultural
product
that can be
bought
and
sold
, such as
copper
or
coffee
:
〘経〙 (サービスに対して)産物, 商品; 日用品(
goods
)
e.g.
commodities such as copper and coffee
e.g.
as modifier
: a commodities broker
e.g.
commodity markets.
a
useful
or
valuable
thing
, such as
water
or
time
:
⦅かたく⦆ 役に立つ[便利な]物
e.g.
water is a precious commodity.
ORIGIN
late
Middle English
: from
Old French
commodite
or
Latin
commoditas
, from
commodus
(see
commodious
).