hot commodity
noun
: someone or something that is highly valued or in much demand
an actor who is a hot commodity in Hollywood right now
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The device is a hot commodity in China.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
StoneX’s full range of financial services has them well-positioned in the red hot commodity and forex markets.
—Jeffrey Hirsch, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
All of these attributes, alongside the retro-futuristic vibe the shoe brings to life and the variety of iterations it’s now offered in, make the Nike P-6000 silhouette a hot commodity on urban streets and in A-listers’ closets.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Chrome would have been a hot commodity had the judge forced Google to put it on the auction block.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
StoneX’s full range of financial services has them well-positioned in the red hot commodity and forex markets.
—Jeffrey Hirsch, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
All of these attributes, alongside the retro-futuristic vibe the shoe brings to life and the variety of iterations it’s now offered in, make the Nike P-6000 silhouette a hot commodity on urban streets and in A-listers’ closets.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Chrome would have been a hot commodity had the judge forced Google to put it on the auction block.
—Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Hot commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20commodity. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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