AWL Sublist 8 · Academic Word

commodity

/kəˈmɑdəti/ Syllables: com·mod·i·ty

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

A basic good or raw material that can be bought and sold in markets.

Synonyms

goods product resource

Antonyms

service luxury

Translations

commodity in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

سلعة، بضاعة

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

شيء أساسي يمكن شراؤه وبيعه في الأسواق، مثل النفط أو القمح.

Easy Explanation

A commodity is a tradeable product like oil or wheat. Economics courses analyse commodity prices to explain inflation trends in developing nations.

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Memory TipCommonodity — common goods exchanged in global trade.

Contextual Examples

Rising commodity prices increased food insecurity in regions dependent on imported grain supplies.

The lecture compared commodity futures with equity markets during the financial economics module.

Researchers tracked commodity exports to measure how trade shocks affected national budget balances.

Word Families & Pronunciation

PART OF SPEECH	FORM
noun	commodities