hyödyke — meaning in English

English meaning

• commodity noun A raw material or basic good that is bought and sold in bulk, such as oil, wheat, or gold.
• utility noun The quality of being useful or practical.

Senses

hyödyke is used for these senses in English:

• commodity (business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. [from 15th c.]
• commodity Something useful or valuable. [from 15th c.]
• commodity (economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.

commodity — full definition

1. noun A raw material or basic good that is bought and sold in bulk, such as oil, wheat, or gold.
2. noun Something useful or valuable, especially something treated as an interchangeable product rather than something unique.

utility — full definition

1. noun The quality of being useful or practical.
2. noun A service such as electricity, gas, or water supplied to homes and businesses, or the company providing it.
3. noun A small computer program designed to perform a specific maintenance or support task.
4. adjective Designed to be functional rather than attractive.

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