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commodity

com·mod·i·ty [ kə móddətee ] (plural com·mod·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. traded item: an item that is bought and sold, especially an unprocessed material

2. useful thing: something that people value or find useful

[15th century. < Latin commodus (see commode)]
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