product
noun
Simple meaning
Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɹɑdəkt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.
countableuncountable
A commodity offered for sale.
Anything that is produced; a result.
A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances
“Skill is the product of hours of practice.”
An artifact that has been created by someone or some process
usslang
Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.
Used this way, product is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. It carries more force than its gentler alternatives. It sounds natural in ordinary conversation and in expressive writing alike.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Strong
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Everyday but emotionally strong
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “Skill is the product of hours of practice.”noun
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Word family
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Producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly).
In a productive way.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line.
A particular kind of product or merchandise.
Improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products.
The most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related.
Marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service.
A vector that is the product of two other vectors.
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