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prod·uct

(prŏd′əkt)
n.
1. Something produced by human or mechanical effort or by a natural process, as:
a. An item that is made or refined and marketed: farm products; soaps, detergents, and similar products; travel products such as vacation trips.
b. Such items considered as a group: sold a lot of product in May.
c. A preparation, such as a gel, used for styling hair: began to use product soon after he became famous.
d. A substance resulting from a chemical or nuclear reaction.
2.
a. A direct result; a consequence: "Is history the product of impersonal social and economic forces?" (Anthony Lewis).
b. A person whose characteristics or abilities are the result of certain influences or kinds of experience: "She is the product of an America in which explicit displays of pride in intellect are considered unseemly" (Yuval Levin).
3. Mathematics
a. The number or quantity obtained by multiplying two or more numbers together.
b. A scalar product.
c. A vector product.

[Middle English, result of multiplication, produced, from Medieval Latin prōductum, result of multiplication, from neuter past participle of Latin prōdūcere, to bring forth; see produce.]
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product

(ˈprɒdʌkt)
n
1. something produced by effort, or some mechanical or industrial process
2. the result of some natural process
3. a result or consequence
4. (Chemistry) a substance formed in a chemical reaction
5. (Hairdressing & Grooming) chiefly US any substance used to style hair, such as gel, wax, mousse, or hairspray
6. (Mathematics) maths
a. the result of the multiplication of two or more numbers, quantities, etc
b. Also called: set product another name for intersection 3
7. (Mathematics) See Cartesian product
[C15: from Latin prōductum (something) produced, from prōdūcere to bring forth]
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prod•uct

(ˈprɒd əkt, -ʌkt)

n.
1. a thing produced by labor: farm products.
2. the totality of goods or services that a company produces.
3. material created or produced and viewed in terms of potential sales: an artist who provided dealers with reliable product.
4. a person or thing seen as resulting from a process, as a social or historical one: He is a product of his time.
5. Math.
a. the result obtained by multiplying two or more quantities together.
[1400–50; < Latin prōductum (thing) produced, n. use of neuter past participle of prōdūcere to produce]
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prod·uct

(prŏd′əkt)
A number or quantity obtained by multiplication. For example, the product of 3 and 7 is 21.
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produce

product
1. 'produce' used as a verb

Produce is usually a verb, pronounced /prə'djuːs/.

To produce a result or effect means to cause it to happen.

His comments produced an angry response.
The talks failed to produce an agreement.

To produce goods or food means to make or grow them, usually to be sold.

The factory produces goods for export.
They use all the available land to produce crops.
2. 'produce' used as a noun

Food that is grown to be sold is called produce, pronounced /'prɒdjuːs/.

She has a market stall selling organic produce.
3. 'product'

Goods that are made and sold in large quantities are called products.

Manufacturers spend huge sums of money advertising their products.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:product - commodities offered for sale]product - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
cargo, consignment, freight, lading, shipment, payload, load, loading - goods carried by a large vehicle
commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce
contraband - goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
feature - an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
generic - any product that can be sold without a brand name
ironmongery - the merchandise that is sold in an ironmonger's shop
irregular, second - merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
line of business, line of merchandise, line of products, product line, business line, line - a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods
number - an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"
refill - a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents; "he got a refill for his ball-point pen"; "he got a refill for his notebook"
release - merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"
dreck, schlock, shlock - merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
software product, software package - merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale
inventory, stock - the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
top of the line - the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise
piece goods, yard goods - merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard
2. product - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"
book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"
book - a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"
spin-off, byproduct, by-product - a product made during the manufacture of something else
creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
deliverable - something that can be provided as the product of development; "under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware"
end product, output - final product; the things produced
brainchild, inspiration - a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality"
job - an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"
magazine - product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object; "tripped over a pile of magazines"
newspaper, paper - the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"
outturn, turnout, output - what is produced in a given time period
turnery - products made on a lathe
piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
fruit, yield - an amount of a product
motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
3. [画像:product - a quantity obtained by multiplication]product - a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6"
quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
factorial - the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer; "1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials"
multiple - the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"
4. product - a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction; "a product of lime and nitric acid"
hydrolysate - a product of hydrolysis
chemical, chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
filtrate - the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
5. product - 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"
consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
6. product - the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"
set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
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product

noun
1. goods, produce, production, creation, commodity, invention, merchandise, artefact, concoction Try to get the best products at the lowest price.
2. result, fruit, consequence, yield, returns, issue, effect, outcome, legacy, spin-off, end result, offshoot, upshot The company is the product of a merger.
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product

noun
Something produced by human effort:
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Translations
مَنْتوجناتِجنِتَاج نَتيجَه
продуктпроизведениепроизводстворезултатследствие
součinvýrobekvýsledek
produktresultat
tuotetulotuotanto
proizvod
szorzattermék
afurîframleiîsluvaramargfeldi
製品
제품
súčinvýrobok
izdelek
produktresultatsnittvara
ผลผลิต
sản phẩm

product

[ˈprɒdʌkt]
A. N
1. (Comm, Ind) → producto m
consumer productsproductos mpl de consumo
food productsproductos mpl alimenticios
see also end D
see also finished 2
see also gross E
see also waste E
2. (fig) → producto m, fruto m
it is the product of his imaginationes producto de su imaginación
she is the product of a broken homees el clásico producto de un hogar deshecho
3. (Math, Chem) → producto m
B. CPD product development Ncreación f de nuevos productos
product liability Nresponsabilidad f del fabricante
product line Nlínea f de productos
product manager Nproduct manager mf
product placement Nemplazamiento m
product range Ngama f de productos
product research Ninvestigación f del producto
product specification Ndescripción f del producto
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product

[ˈprɒdʌkt]
n
(= manufactured item) → produit m
consumer products → produits de consommation
to be a product of [time, events] [person] → être le produit de
We are all products of our time → Nous sommes tous le produit de notre époque.
(= end result) → produit m
the product of a merger of two banks → le produit d'une fusion entre deux banques
modif [design, development, endorsement, launch] → de produit ; [innovation] → de produit
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product

nProdukt nt, → Erzeugnis nt; (fig: = result, also Math, Chem) → Produkt nt; food productsNahrungsmittel pl; product placementProduktplacement nt
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product

[ˈprɒdʌkt] n (also) (Math) → prodotto (fig) → frutto
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produce

(prəˈdjuːs) verb
1. to bring out. She produced a letter from her pocket. uithaal يُبْرِز، يُنْتِج изваждам puxar de vytáhnout hervorholen tage frem βγάζω sacar, extraer välja võtma بیرون آوردن ottaa esiin sortir לְהַראוֹת उत्पन्न करना, पैदा करना elővesz mengeluarkan leggja fram, sÿna (tirare fuori) 取り出す 꺼내다 ištraukti, pateikti uzrādīt mengeluarkan te voorschijn halen frambringe, framvise wyjąć راباستل puxar de a scoate (din) предъявлять vytiahnuť izvleči izvaditi ta fram เอาออกมา çıkarmak 出示,拿出 представляти, пред'являти نکالنا đưa ra 出示
2. to give birth to. A cow produces one or two calves a year. kalf, geboorte skenk تَضَع، تَلِد раждам dar à luz rodit erzeugen føde γεννώ tener, dar a luz sünnitama زاییدن synnyttää donner naissance à לְהַמלִיט जन्म देना, जन्मना szül (ivadékot) melahirkan geta af sér partorire 産む 낳다 at(si)vesti atnesties melahirkan werpen føde, frambringe dawać زيږول dar à luz a da naştere la производить на свет rodiť, plodiť roditi, povreči roditi alstra, frambringa, föda ให้กําเนิด doğurmak 生,產 родити پيدا کرنا، جننا sinh đẻ 生,产
3. to cause. His joke produced a shriek of laughter from the children. veroorsaak يُسَبِّب، يُحْدِث причинявам provocar způsobit, vyvolat bewirken frembringe προκαλώ provocar, producir esile kutsuma بوجود آوردن aiheuttaa provoquer לְהָפִיק उत्पन्न करना okoz, előidéz menyebabkan leiða af sér produrre, provocare 引き起こす 발생시키다 sukelti radīt; izraisīt menyebabkan veroorzaken forårsake, avstedkomme wywołać پيدا كول provocar a provoca вызывать, быть причинои spôsobiť, vyvolať povzročiti izazvati framkalla, åstadkomma, leda till ทําให้เกิด neden olmak 引起 викликати, бути причиною سبب بننا gây ra 引起
4. to make or manufacture. The factory produces furniture. vervaardig يُنْتِج، يَصْنَع произвеждам fabricar vyrábět produzieren producere παράγω, κατασκευάζω producir, fabricar valmistama تولید کردن valmistaa produire לְייָצֵר बनाना, तैयार करना előállít memproduksi framleiða produrre 生産する 생산하다 gaminti ražot; izgatavot membuat produceren lage, produsere produkować توليدول،جوړول fabricar a produce делать, производить vyrábať izdelati proizvoditi producera, tillverka ผลิต üretmek (在工廠)製造,生產 виробляти; виготовляти تيار کرنا، بنانا sản xuất 制造,生产
5. to give or yield. The country produces enough food for the population. oplewer يُنْتِج، يُغِلُّ произвеждам produzir produkovat produzieren producere παράγω producir tootma محصول دادن tuottaa produire לְהַצְמִיחַ, לְגַדֵל पैदा करना, उत्पादन, पैदावार terem (gyümölcsöt) menghasilkan framleiða produrre 産する 산출하다 gaminti, duoti ražot; dot ražu menghasilkan voortbrengen avle, produsere produkować محصول وركول produzir a produce производить produkovať pridelati proizvoditi ge, avkasta ให้ผล üretmek (自然地)生產 виробляти دينا، مہيا کرنا cung cấp 生产,出产
6. to arrange and prepare (a theatre performance, film, television programme etc). The play was produced by Henry Dobson. vervaardig يُخْرِج مَسْرَحِيَّه поставям produzir režírovat, inscenovat produzieren, inszenieren producere ανεβάζω έργο, παρουσιάζω, διευθύνω την παραγωγή poner en escena; producir lavastama, tootma تهیه کردن tuottaa mettre en scène; produire; réaliser לְהָפִיק तैयार करना színre hoz (színdarabot), kihoz (filmet) memproduksi setja upp produrre, realizzare 演出する 제작하다 parengti, pastatyti producēt; uzvest (lugu u.tml.); uzņemt (filmu) menerbitkan regisseren iscenesette, oppføre, produsere wystawić جوړول produzir a regiza; a pro­duce; a realiza осуществлять постановку, продюсировать režírovať, inscenovať biti producent producirati producera สร้างขึ้น yapmak 演出,創作 поставити انتظام کرنا dàn dựng 演出,创作
(ˈprodjuːs) noun
something that is produced, especially crops, eggs, milk etc from farms. agricultural/farm produce. produkte مَنْتوج، غُلَّه،مَحْصول продукция produto produkt das Produkt produkt; -produkt γεωργικό προϊόν productos toode محصول tuote produits תוֹצֶרֶת חַקלָאִית उपज termény hasil framleiðsla prodotto 農産物 농산물, 수확물 produkcija produkcija; ražojumi hasil producten landbruksvarer, ferskvarer płody rolne محصول produto produse (ali­men­tare/agricole) (сельскохозяйственные) продукты produkt pridelek proizvod produkter ผลิตผล ürün, mahsul 產品(尤指農產品) продукція, вироби فصل، پيداوار sản phẩm 产品,农产品
proˈducer noun
a person who produces a play, film, etc, but is usually not responsible for instructing the actors. vervaardiger مُنْتِج режисъор produtor producent der/die Produzent(in) producer παραγωγός productor produtsent تهیه کننده tuottaja producteur/-trice מפיק, מפיקה उत्पादक producer produser framleiðandi produttore, produttrice 製作者 제작자 prodiuseris producents; ražotājs penerbit productieleider produsent producent جوړونكى produtor producător продюсер producent producent proizvođač producent ผู้ผลิต yapımcı, prodüktör (電影的)製片人 продюсер ڈرامہ يا فلم پيش کرنے والا nhà sản xuất (电影的)制片人
product (ˈprodəkt) noun
1. a result. The plan was the product of hours of thought. resultaat نَتيجَه резултат produto výsledek das Ergebnis produkt; resultat προϊόν, αποτέλεσμα producto, resultado, fruto tulemus نتیجه tulos produit, résultat תוצר, תוצאה उपज eredmény hasil afurð prodotto 結果 산물 rezultatas rezultāts; auglis hasil resultaat resultat produkt پايه،نتيجه produto rezultat результат výsledok plod proizvod produkt ผลที่เกิดขึ้น ürün, sonuç 結果 результат, наслідок نتيجہ kết quả 结果
2. something manufactured. The firm manufactures metal products. produk مَنْتوج продукт produto výrobek das Produkt produkt; -produkt προϊόν producto toode محصول tuote produit מוצר उत्पाद termék produk framleiðsluvara prodotto 生産物 제품 produktas, gaminys produkts; ražojums produk product vare, produkt produkt محصول produto produs продукция výrobok izdelek proizvod produkt ผลิตภัณฑ์ ürün, mahsul 產品 продукція; виріб سامان sản phẩm 产品
3. the result of multiplying one number by another. The product of 9 and 2 is 18. produk ناتِج произведение produto součin das Produkt produkt γινόμενο producto korrutis حاصل tulo produit מַכפֵּלָה गुणनफल szorzat hasil margfeldi prodotto 계산 sandauga reizinājums hasil darab product produkt iloczyn حاصل،لاسته راوړنه produto produs произведение súčin zmnožek proizvod produkt ผลคูณ çarpım (乘)積 добуток ضرب کا نتيجہ đáp án (乘)积
proˈduction (-ˈdakʃən) noun
1. the act or process of producing something. car-production; The production of the film cost a million dollars. produksie إنْتاج производство produção výroba die Produktion produktion παραγωγή producción tootmine تولید tuotanto production ייצור उत्पाद gyártás; produkció produksi framleiðsla produzione 製造 생산 gamyba ražošana; (filmas) uzņemšana; (lugas u.tml.) uzvedums pengeluaran productie produksjon, framstilling produkcja جوړول،توليد producere; producţie производство výroba izdelovanje proizvodnja produktion การผลิต üretme, imalât 製作,製造 виробництво; виготовлення تياري sự sản xuất 制作,制造
2. the amount produced, especially of manufactured goods. The new methods increased production. produksie إنْتاج، مَنْتوج продукт produção výroba die Produktion produktion παραγωγή producción toodang تولید tuotantomäärä production תפוקה प्रदर्शन előállítás, termelés produksi framleiðsla produzione 生産量 생산량 produkcija produkcija; ražošana pengeluaran productie produksjon produkcja توليد،اختراع produção producţie производительность výroba proizvodnja proizvodnja produktion ปริมาณที่ผลิตได้ üretim miktarı 產量 продуктивність تياري کي مقدار sản lượng 产量
3. a particular performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play etc. I prefer this production of `Hamlet' to the one I saw two years ago. produksie, opvoering إنْتاج مَسْرَحِيَّه постановка produção inscenace die Aufführung opsætning παραγωγή, ανέβασμα puesta en escena, producción lavastus اثر سینمایی produktio mise en scène הפקה रचना produkció produksi uppfærsla (messa in scena) 演出 작품 pastatymas iestudējums produksi productie oppsetting, produksjon inscenizacja سينمايۍ اثر produção punere în scenă постановка inscenácia izvedba produkcija uppsättning ผลงานละครหรือการแสดง yapım 演出 художній твір; постановка ڈرامہ کا کردار tác phẩm 演出
proˈductive (-ˈdaktiv) adjective
(negative unproductive) producing a lot; fruitful. productive land; Our discussion was not very productive. produktief مُنْتِج продуктивен produtivo úrodný, plodný ergiebig frugtbar παραγωγικός productivo; fértil viljakas پربار tuottoisa fertile, fructueux יַיצרָנִי उत्पादक termékeny banyak menghasilkan afrakstursmikill; frjósamur produttivo 生産的な 생산적인 produktyvus, vaisingas, našus produktīvs; ražīgs; auglīgs produktif productief produktiv, fruktbar wydajny, produktywny ډك له ثمر څخه produtivo fertil, fructuos плодородный; плодотворный úrodný, plodný ploden produktivan fruktbar, bördig, produktiv ที่อุดมสมบูรณ์ verimli, üretken 多產的 продуктивний زرخيز، بارآور năng suất 多产的
productivity (prodəkˈtivəti) noun
the rate or efficiency of work especially in industrial production. produktiwiteit إنْتاجِيَّه قُدْرَة الإنْتاج продуктивност produtividade produktivita die Produktivität produktivitet παραγωγικότητα productividad tootlikkus میزان تولید؛ میزان ثمربخشی tuottavuus pro- ductivité תפוקה उत्पादकता termelékenység; termékenység produktivitas framleiðni produttività 生産性 생산성 našumas produktivitāte; ražīgums daya pengeluaran productiviteit produktivitet, produksjonsevne wydajność د جوړولو اندازه،د توليدولو نتيجه produtividade productivitate производительность produktivita storilnost produktivnost produktivitet ความสามารถในการผลิต verimlilik 生產率 продуктивність زرخيزي hiệu suất 生产率
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product

نِتَاج výrobek produkt Produkt προϊόν producto tuote produit proizvod prodotto 製品 제품 product produkt produkt produto продукт produkt ผลผลิต ürün sản phẩm 产品
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prod·uct

n. producto; resultado, efecto.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

product

n producto
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We see, therefore, how the modern bourgeoisie is itself the product of a long course of development, of a series of revolutions in the modes of production and of exchange.
Momentum (quantity of motion) is the product of mass and velocity.
Because of a thousand capitalistic devices, labor cannot buy back even half of the total product.
When they got between the worker and his product, they took a whack out of it for themselves The size of the whack was determined by no rule of equity; but by their own strength and swinishness.
had been chartered by a syndicate of wealthy manufacturers, equipped with a laboratory and a staff of scientists, and sent out to search for some natural product which the manufacturers who footed the bills had been importing from South America at an enormous cost.
That terrifying product of the social system he belonged to and believed in, the young girl who knew nothing and expected everything, looked back at him like a stranger through May Welland's familiar features; and once more it was borne in on him that marriage was not the safe anchorage he had been taught to think, but a voyage on uncharted seas.
It is the assertion, the development, the product of those very different indispensable qualities of poetry, in the presence [8] of which the English is equal or superior to all other modern literature--the native, sublime, and beautiful, but often wild and irregular, imaginative power in English poetry from Chaucer to Shakespeare, with which Professor Minto deals, in his Characteristics of English Poets (Blackwood), lately reprinted.
The finished product of which we are the raw material.
It is a feeling, a sentiment, a something based upon illusion and not a product of the intellect at all."
The papers, as they appeared from month to month, were not the product of those unities of time and place which were the happy conditioning of
For if we except the dates which grow between Suez and Suaquem, the ground does not yield the least product; all the necessaries of life, even water, is wanting.
To all these questions there were answers admirably stated, and answers admitting no shade of doubt, since they were not a product of human thought, always liable to error, but were all the product of official activity.

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