J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

commodities

com·​mod·​i·​ty kə-ˈmä-də-tē 
pluralcommodities
Noun
1
an economic good: such as
a
a product of agriculture or mining
agricultural commodities like grain and corn
b
an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment
reported the damaged commodities to officials
c
a mass-produced unspecialized product
commodity chemicals
commodity memory chips
2
a
something useful or valued
that valuable commodity, patience
also THINGENTITY
b
CONVENIENCEADVANTAGE
… the many commodities incidental to the life of a public office …—Charles Lamb
3
a good or service whose wide availability typically leads to smaller profit margins and diminishes the importance of factors (such as brand name) other than price
4
one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market
… stars as individuals and as commodities of the film industry.—Film Quarterly
5
obsolete QUANTITYLOT

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