Plural of commodity

regular plural

The plural of commodity is commodities.

Forms of commodity

But labor, land, and money are obviously not commodities; the postulate that anything that is bought and sold must have been produced for sale is emphatically untrue in regard to them.1957 [1944], Karl Polanyi, chapter 6, in The Great Transformation, Beacon Press: Boston, page 72
If a key part of shopping is the conversion of anonymous commodities into possessions, shopping is a cultural as much as an economic activity.1995, James G. Carrier, Gifts and Commodities: Exchange and Western Capitalism Since 1700, page 122
Yesterday saw a downward drift in share prices and an upward surge in commodities.From the entry downward drift
A common feedstock, crude oil, is refined into commodities such as gasoline, diesel and propane.2026 August 3, Lydia DePillis, “What Are Companies Getting for All That A.I. Spending?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry crude oil
It was equally the entry point for rare commodities – oriental spices, gold and ‘porcelain’ shells.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 199. From the entry porcelain shell

noun Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
noun Something useful or valuable.
noun Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.

What is the plural of commodity?: The plural of commodity is commodities.
Is commodity countable?: Commodity is a countable and uncountable noun.

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