Definition of product
1 : the number or expression resulting from the multiplication together of two or more numbers or expressions
2a (1) : something produced; especially : commodity 1 (2) : something (such as a service) that is marketed or sold as a commodityb : something resulting from or necessarily following from a set of conditions a product of his environment
3 : the amount, quantity, or total produced
4 : conjunction 5
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Examples of product in a Sentence
The company's newest product is selling well.
The sap used to make maple syrup is a natural product.
This book is the product of many years of hard work.
The finished product was a beautiful vase.
Recent Examples of product from the Web
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Facebook added the feature—even calling it Stories—to its Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger services, and most recently to the regular Facebook product.
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Guest vendors like Brian Severson Farms, who has organic corn and flour, share their products each week.
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Visitors can tour the homes and meet the local builders, interior designers, and suppliers of the variety of home products featured.
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These economic forces helped create a new category of product: the disposable, single-use plastic packaging.
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Products appear to be a hodgepodge of Amazon stables, ranging from must-have electronics to meal kits and pool floats.
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White House groundskeepers have relied on Grasshopper products to mow lawns and remove snow and leaves for years.
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Currently, the manufacturers of those products create various timelines for claims processing and warranties.
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Glendale Unified officials also announced that month that the district would stop using any weed-killing product that contains glyphosate.
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Origin and Etymology of product
in sense 1, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin productum, from Latin, something produced, from neuter of productus, past participle of producere; in other senses, from Latin productum
PRODUCT Defined for English Language Learners
product
playDefinition of product for English Language Learners
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: something that is made or grown to be sold or used
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: something that is the result of a process
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: someone or something that is produced or influenced by a particular environment or experience
PRODUCT Defined for Kids
product
playDefinition of product for Students
1 : the number resulting from the multiplication of two or more numbers
2 : something resulting from manufacture, labor, thought, or growth
Medical Dictionary
Law Dictionary
product
playLegal Definition of product
1 : the result of work or thought
2a : the output of an industry or firm b : a thing created by manufacturing
3 in the civil law of Louisiana : something (as timber or a mineral) that is derived from something else and that diminishes the substance of the thing from which it is derived — compare fruit 2a
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