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Word

product

Phoneticsprod·uct, stress on the first syllable

US/ˈpɹɑdəkt/

UK/pɹˈɒdʌkt/

Definitions

01something for sale

A1 · Beginner Countable noun

n. something that is made or grown to be sold.

n. a commodity or service offered for sale in a commercial market.

“The company is launching a new product for cleaning floors next month.”

“The marketing department spent months researching consumer habits before finalising the design of their flagship product.”

02a result

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. the result of a process or a situation.

n. a consequence or outcome of a particular set of circumstances or actions.

“His success was the product of many years of hard work.”

“The current political instability is a direct product of decades of economic inequality and social neglect.”

Antonyms

03hair or beauty items

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Informal

n. creams or gels you put on your hair or skin to look better.

n. preparations applied to the body, particularly hair styling agents like gel or wax.

“He uses a lot of product to keep his hair looking spiked all day.”

“She prefers a natural look and rarely uses any product on her skin other than a basic moisturiser.”

04math result

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Mathematics

n. the number you get when you multiply two or more numbers together.

n. the quantity obtained by multiplying two or more numbers or variables together.

“The product of three and five is fifteen.”

“Students must calculate the product of the two variables before they can solve the rest of the equation.”

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Antonyms

05chemical result

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Science Technical

n. a substance that is formed during a chemical reaction.

n. a substance that is formed as the result of a chemical reaction, appearing on the right side of a chemical equation.

“Water is a product of the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.”

“The laboratory analysis confirmed that the primary product of the combustion was carbon dioxide, with minimal toxic by-products.”

Antonyms

reactant

Collocations

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “product” in context.

01. agricultural product 02. buy product 03. create product 04. domestic product 05. natural product 06. primary product 07. produce product 08. product correlation 09. product development 10. product produce 11. sell product 12. specific product

Etymology

From Middle English product, from Latin prōductus, perfect participle of prōdūcō, first attested in English in the mathematics sense.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Domains

ChemistryMathematics

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Frequency
Very common
Level
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