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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Tyler Linderbaum, an ex-Ravens center, will be a hot commodity on the free agent market, and could see interest from Los Angeles now that Bozeman has retired.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Second, if Hall does make it to free agency, he’s expected to be a hot commodity.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But if Chipotle’s burritos have become less of a hot commodity, its furniture, oddly, has done the opposite.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Feb. 2026
For example, something that was left untouched for years at a shop could suddenly become a hot commodity; a piece that was once available for a steal may now cause a bidding war on Facebook Marketplace.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Second, if Hall does make it to free agency, he’s expected to be a hot commodity.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But if Chipotle’s burritos have become less of a hot commodity, its furniture, oddly, has done the opposite.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Feb. 2026
For example, something that was left untouched for years at a shop could suddenly become a hot commodity; a piece that was once available for a steal may now cause a bidding war on Facebook Marketplace.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hot commodity
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“Hot commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20commodity. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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