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product

prod·uct [ pró dùkt ] (plural prod·ucts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. something made or created: something that is made or created by a person, machine, or natural process, especially something that is offered for sale

2. company's goods or services: the goods or services produced by a company

3. result: something that arises as a consequence of something else

4. mathematics result of multiplying: the result of the multiplication of two or more quantities

5. chemistry chemical substance: a substance produced in a chemical reaction

[15th century. < Latin productus, past participle of producere (see produce)]
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