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product

Pronunciation: /ˈprɒdʌkt/
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Definition of product

noun

  • 1an article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale:dairy products
  • a substance produced during a natural, chemical, or manufacturing process:waste products
  • [mass noun] commercially manufactured articles, especially recordings, viewed collectively:too much product of too little quality
  • 2a thing or person that is the result of an action or process:her perpetual suntan was the product of a solarium
  • a person whose character and identity have been formed by a particular period or situation:an ageing academic who is a product of the 1960s
  • 3 Mathematics a quantity obtained by multiplying quantities together, or from an analogous algebraic operation.

Origin:

late Middle English (as a mathematical term): from Latin productum 'something produced', neuter past participle (used as a noun) of producere 'bring forth' (see produce)

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