Product

Pronunciation

UK IPA: /ËˆpÉ¹É’d.ÊŒkt/
US IPA: /ËˆpÉ¹É‘d.ÊŒkt/, /ËˆpÉ¹É‘d.É™kt/

Origin

Latin prÅductus, perfect participle of prÅdÅ«cÅ, first attested in English in the mathematics sense.

Full definition of product

Noun

product

(countable and uncountable; plural products)

(countable, uncountable) A commodity offered for sale.
That store offers a variety of products. We've got to sell a lot of product by the end of the month.
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.
(cosmetics, uncountable) Any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc.Wash excess product out of your hair.
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.
(chemistry) A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.
This is a product of lime and nitric acid.
(arithmetic) A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers.
The product of 2 and 3 is 6. The product of 2, 3, and 4 is 24.
(mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product.
Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.

2002, Oonagh McDonald, The future of retail banking in Europe, Product innovation is needed to meet changes in society and its requirements for particular types of banking product.
2002, Veljko MilutinoviÄ‡, E-business and e-challenges, This sort of relationship can improve quality of transportation and can help in negotiations between transportation providers and transportation product users.
2006, Teresa Luckey, Software project management for dummies, You can't create a stellar software product unless you know what it is supposed to do. You must work with the stakeholders to create the product scope.

Anything that is produced; a result.

John Miltonthe product of those ill-mated marriages.
BurkeThese institutions are the products of enthusiasm.

The product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.
(US, slang) Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.
I got some product here â€“ you buying?

Usage notes

Adjectives often applied to "product": excellent, good, great, inferior, crappy, broken, defective, cheap, expensive, reliable, safe, dangerous, useful, valuable, useless, domestic, national, agricultural, industrial, financial.

Synonyms

(items for sale) merchandise, wares, goods
(amount created by a process) production, output, creation