Synonyms of commodities

commodities

noun

plural of commodity

as in merchandise

products that are bought and sold in business

commodities such as sugar and oil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• merchandise
• goods
• stock
• wares
• supply
• export
• import
• inventory
• staples
• stuff
• line
• durables
• domestics
• job lot
• hard goods

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commodities

Since winning two Oscars in three years less than a decade ago, Mahershala Ali has bided his time as one of Hollywood’s great untapped commodities. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

As former White House official Bob McNally describes in his timely book Crude Volatility, oil prices tend to swing more widely than other commodities because demand is assumed to be highly inelastic. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

How much consumers feel the pinch also depends on how much of the cost is passed through by businesses, according to Ewa Manthey, commodities strategist at ING. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Udesh Jha, chief risk officer at Kalshi Klear, the exchange's clearing house, said the company moved to have this be their next asset to offer perpetual futures for due to high interest in the commodities. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Only certain food commodities can be easily traded across long distances, so international commerce cannot fully solve food and nutritional supply challenges. — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Markets exist for the supply and demand of commodities today on the basis of forecasts, estimates, and probabilities. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

But nuance, rationality, perspective, and experience are not valuable commodities in college football, however, considering social media dunks are far more exciting and attention grabbing. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

At the time, the federal government was worried about how trading of commodities like grain, corn and cotton could influence prices and farming businesses. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026