product

 
Pronunciation: /ˈprɒdʌkt/

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)