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Noun

Singular product

Plural products

product (plural products)

  1. A commodity offered for sale.
    That store offers a variety of products.
  2. The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.
    They improve their product every year; they export most of their agricultural production.
  3. A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.
    Skill is the product of hours of practice; His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.
  4. (chemistry) A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.
    This is a product of lime and nitric acid.
  5. (mathematics) A quantity obtained by multiplication.
    The product of 2 and 3 is 6.
  6. Any tangible output or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.
  7. The outcome or 'thingness' of an activity, especially in contrast to a process by which it was created or altered.
    This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.
  8. A preparation used to style hair and offered for sale.
  9. (US, slang) Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.

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Dutch

Noun

product n. (plural producten)

  1. product

 

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