product

product
prod‧uct S1 W1 /ˈprɒdʌkt $ ˈprɑː-/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] something that is grown or made in a factory in large quantities, usually in order to be sold
    agricultural/dairy/software etc products
    consumer products such as VCRs
    The London factory assembles the finished product.
    He works in marketing and product development.
2. the product of something
  a. if someone is the product of a particular background or experience, their character is typical of that background or the result of that experience:
    Paula was the product of a sheltered middle-class home.
  b. if something is the product of a particular situation, process etc, it is the result of that situation or process:
    The report was the product of four years’ hard work.
3. [countable] technical the number you get by multiplying two or more numbers in mathematics
4. [countable] something that is produced through a natural or chemical process:
    Hemoglobin is a product of red blood cells.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + product
   ▪ a commercial product They help firms turn good ideas into commercial products.
   ▪ a consumer product (=one that is bought by the public) Demand for consumer products has increased.
   ▪ household products Do you know what chemicals are in household products such as washing powder and paint?
   ▪ beauty/hair products She doesn’t buy beauty products that have been tested on animals.
   ▪ dairy/milk products Some people are allergic to dairy products.
   ▪ meat products meat products like sausages, pies and burgers
   ▪ the finished product The quality of the finished product is all-important.
■ product + NOUN
   ▪ product development The money will be used to fund product development.
   ▪ a product range/line (=the range of things that a company makes and sells) We want to broaden the company’s product line.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ product noun [countable] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold: consumer products such as mobile phones | dairy products
   ▪ goods noun [plural] things that are produced in order to be sold, especially for use in the home: They sell furniture and other household goods. | electrical goods | white goods (=large electrical goods used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators)
   ▪ commodity noun [countable] formal a type of product or raw material that can be bought and sold – used especially about basic food products, metals, and fuels: The decline in prices for agricultural commodities made the economic situation worse. | All metal was a valuable commodity and was rarely wasted.
   ▪ merchandise noun [uncountable] formal things that are being sold, especially in shops: Customers are not allowed to handle the merchandise. | Sales of books, videos, and other merchandise have increased.
   ▪ wares noun [plural] written things that are offered for sale, especially in a market or on the street: In the market, the traders began selling their wares. | Merchants brought their wares from all over the world.
   ▪ export noun [countable often plural] a product that is sent to a foreign country in order to be sold: US exports rose to $11.935 billion. | At the moment, oil is their biggest export.
   ▪ import noun [countable often plural] goods that are brought from one country into another to be sold there: The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.