HOW TO PRONOUNCE
commodity
/kəˈmɑdəti/
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Put the strongest beat on “mod.”
Use four syllables and a light opening vowel. Keep the two syllables after the stress quieter and shorter, finishing with ee rather than a long i.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The chart tracks the price of a commodity.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does commodity mean?
noun
- Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
- Something useful or valuable.
- Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.
More meanings (4)
noun
- Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin and (usually) fungibility, as distinguished from branded products not wholly fungible.
- Anything which has both a use value and an exchange value.
- (obsolete) Convenience; usefulness, suitability.
- (obsolete) Self-interest; personal convenience or advantage.
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IPA pronunciation
/kəˈmɑdəti/
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See this word in context.
It is not always possible to raise the price of a commodity in exact proportion to every additional imposition laid upon it.
The labour of the menial servant, on the contrary, does not fix or realize itself in any particular subject or vendible commodity.
More book examples (3)
The consumption of this commodity would be very large, and the possibility of running short had to be avoided at any price.
The best prices are found at feed dealers where kelp meal is considered a bulk commodity useful as an animal food supplement.
But we found ourselves running short of some commodity each day, and after the 23rd reckoned to be without bread and biscuit.