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 Their dimensions reflect the enormous scale required to move bulk commodities across oceans efficiently. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 For decades, most companies treated commodities as something to be purchased when needed. — Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Dune reports that the total supply of tokenized real-world assets has exceeded $34 billion in 2026, and major categories—including cash equivalents and commodities—have more than doubled over the past year. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 Neither mentions coal specifically, but rather bulk commodities. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of global commodities strategy, stopped trying to bother guessing. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 These measures have succeeded in further constricting Iran’s access to global markets, including its ability to import various wares and export key commodities such as oil. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026 But broadly speaking, balancing equity risk with lower-volatility income (or alternatives, or commodities) has not yet been proven obsolete over longer spans. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Men like Lincoln, in selecting square plots on maps, weren’t joining communities so much as amassing commodities. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodities
Noun
  • The organization, created in 1961 by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, receives no government funding, and raises money through private donations and sales of retail merchandise.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Economics from other streams, such as concessions, on-site merchandise sales, parking and premium seating are overwhelmingly kept by the home team, and that’s largely what’s missed with the London games.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Because diesel powers the trucks that move goods across the country, higher oil prices hit every corner of the economy, making everything from groceries to clothing to household essentials more expensive.
    — Sanya Carley, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • By 2024, that figure had jumped to 75 percent, enabling Rwandans to start businesses, connect to the digital world, refrigerate goods, and keep schools running.
    — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Commodities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodities. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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