commodities

plural of commodity
as in merchandise
products that are bought and sold in business commodities such as sugar and oil

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Recent Examples of commodities Our focus area is in commodities and medical breakthroughs. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025 Amsflow covers more than 70,000 global assets, including equities, crypto, forex, and commodities, with up to 100 years of historical data and live feeds from major exchanges. PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025 While the legislation would not allow lawmakers to own individual stocks and bonds, they would be allowed to own diversified mutual funds and ETFs and certain commodities. Leah Askarinam, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 On top of buying Russia’s oil and energy commodities, China also supplies Russia with cars, semiconductors, and consumer goods. Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Net trade contributed modestly to growth, led by exports of mining commodities. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 The End Congressional Stock Trading Act would require members, their spouses, and their dependent children to divest from all individual stocks, bonds, commodities, and other securities within 180 days of the bill becoming law. Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025 While building his book and establishing himself in commodities — and becoming a father to two more daughters with Monica — Bowyer was also immersing himself in the culture of Las Vegas. David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 Nvidia’s most powerful chips became one of the hottest commodities on the planet, sending its stock soaring. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • The event includes carnival midway rides and games, food and merchandise vendors, wrestling, a parade and live music.
    M.L. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The apparel brand will design and help produce a range of apparel, headwear and accessories for the team, its drivers Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz, as well as merchandise lines for its fans.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Less than a dollar separated the cost of a store-brand basket of goods at Walmart and Meijer.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Phillips died in a police shootout on Monday, after officers were alerted to a possible break-in at a farm goods store in Poipoi in the western Waikato district, near to where he was believed to have been hiding out with his kids, CNN, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and ABC News Australia reported.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Commodities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodities. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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