product

The word “product” means something made or manufactured to be sold or used. In plain terms, a thing that is made to sell, or the result of multiplication in maths.

“Product” is pronounced PROD-uhkt (/ˈpɹɑ.dəkt/ in IPA).

Here is “product” used in a sentence: “The company launched a new product this year.”

“Product” is a noun.

The word “product” comes from Latin. From Latin prōductus, the past participle of prōdūcō, "to lead forth" — first used in English in a mathematical sense.

“Product” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Product” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: something made or manufactured to be sold or used.

A product is a physical or tangible thing that is made and can be owned, stored and resold, such as a phone or a loaf of bread. A service is an intangible action performed for you, like a haircut or legal advice. Products are things; services are things done for you.

The terms overlap heavily. 'Goods' usually refers to physical, tangible items, especially in trade and economics, and is often used in the plural. 'Product' is broader and can include digital or intangible offerings like software or a subscription. Most physical goods are products, but not all products are goods.

Products are commonly split into consumer products, bought for personal use, and industrial products, bought by businesses to make other goods. They can also be grouped as physical products you can hold and digital products, like apps, music or e-books, that are delivered electronically.

Everyday examples include a smartphone, a car, a bottle of shampoo, a pair of shoes or a video game. Anything made or manufactured to be sold or used counts, whether it sits on a shop shelf or is downloaded online as a digital product.