| commodity | A raw material which is reasonably homogeneous and can be freely traded on a commodity market The market is roughly divisible into metals, soft commodities (agricultural produce, further divisible between food and non-food items) and fuels The weather, strikes and the operation of cartels, among other factors, have a substantial effect the prices of commodities | en |
| commodity | Raw materials that can be bought and sold | en |
| commodity | An article of trade or commerce Often used to denote goods that are relatively homogenous (e g , corn) | en |
| commodity | Any bulk good traded on an exchange or in the cash, or spot, market Examples include metals, grains and meats | en |
| commodity | A transportable resource product with commercial value; all resource products which are articles of commerce | en |
| commodity | This refers to any product that is essentially undifferentiated This means that there is no difference in the product regardless of which company you buy from Milk is generally said to be a commodity As long as the product meets the provincial health guidelines for milk, there is really no difference between producers or sellers | en |
| commodity | Anything bought or sold, any article of commerce that is non-differentiated | en |
| commodity | Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage; interest; commodiousness | en |
| commodity | Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold | en |
| commodity | -a logical grouping of inventory based upon user-defined characteristics Different industries will define commodity classifications differently For example, in one industry they may have a classification of "building materials" that encompasses anything that would be used to describe all construction materials while another industry may have separate commodity classifications for "framing lumber," "decking materials," "fasteners," and "concrete products " | en |
| commodity | That which affords convenience, advantage, or profit, especially in commerce, including everything movable that is bought and sold (except animals), goods, wares, merchandise, produce of land and manufactures, etc | en |
| commodity | A parcel or quantity of goods | en |
| commodity | An item of purchase which may include office goods or materials, food, printing, building materials, and other items needed to support normal day-to-day operations Commodity does not include leases of real property and insurance Purchase orders will normally be utilized to obtain items in this category | en |
| commodity | Bulk goods such as metals, foodstuffs and grains which have their prices determined by competitive bids and offers | en |
| commodity | Indication of the type of goods Commodities are coded according to the harmonized system | en |
| commodity | articles of commerce | en |
| commodity | An article of commerce or a product that can be used for commerce In a narrow sense, products traded on an authorized commodity exchange The types of commodities include agricultural products, metals, petroleum, foreign currencies, and financial instruments and index, to name a few | en |
| commodity | A commodity is food, a metal or another physical substance that investors buy or sell, usually via futures contracts | en |
| commodity | A commodity is a food, a metal or another physical substance that investors buy or sell, usually via futures contracts | en |
| commodity | An article of commerce or a product that can be used for commerce In a narrow sense, products traded on authorized commodity exchanges The types of commodities include agricultural products, metals, petroleum, foreign currencies and financial instruments and indexes to name a few | en |
| commodity | merchandise, goods, item that is bought and sold; something useful isim | en |
| commodity | A commodity is something that is sold for money. The government increased prices on several basic commodities like bread and meat | en |
| commodity | Any good exchange in trade Usually refers to raw materials and agricultural products traded principally on the basis of price | en |
| commodity | Something useful or valuable; an article of commerce, especially when delivered for shipment In the context of export control, any piece of equipment, hardware, or other tangible physical property/material | en |
| commodity | A broad category of goods/services acquired (agricultural equipment) Shall mean an article of trade, a movable article of value, something that is bought or sold; any movable/tangible thing that is produced or used as the subject or barter or sale | en |
| commodity | An article of trade or commerce Similar goods or services purchased within the University community are commonly grouped to facilitate proper analysis of individual costs and various market factors | en |
| commodity | A commodity is food, metal, or another fixed physical substance that investors buy or sell, usually via futures contracts | en |
| commodity | Product or goods that attract an excise Currently commodities for excise purposes fall into the following main groups: alcohol petroleum tobacco and coal | en |
| commodity | This generic term covers a wide range of items that can be traded, including metals (such as gold, and silver) and agricultural goods (such as wool and wheat) | en |
| commodity | A good or a service that is exchanged for money The origin of the term is wider, arising from the idea of a convenience or accommodation | en |
| commodities | In investment terms, raw materials or semi-finished goods such as wheat, coffee, pork bellies, copper, etc BACK TO TOP | en |
| commodities | Raw materials like wheat, gold, silver, oil, pork bellies, oranges, cocoa Commodities can be extremely volatile or risky investments | en |
| commodities | The objects of choice by consumers in a market economy Commodities are finite in number The commodity vector represents amounts of different commodities, usually referred to as a consumption bundle/vector Let us assume that there are in all L different commodities Consumption set is a subset of the commodity space RL, where each element of the subspace is a consumption bundle | en |
| commodities | products or goods which are produced to meet certain needs and which are for use or for exchange in markets (eg fruit, cars, etc) | en |
| commodities | In investment terms, raw materials or semi-finished goods such as wheat, coffee, pork bellies, copper, etc Top of Page | en |
| commodities | Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) | en |
| commodities | Tangible assets such as pork bellies, wheat, gold, or silver They are bought and sold in a cash market | en |
| commodities | Bulk goods such as grains, metals, livestock, oil, cotton, coffee, sugar and cocoa They can either be sold on the spot market for immediate delivery or on the commodities exchanges for later delivery Trade on the exchanges is in the form of futures contracts Commodities are often viewed as a hedge against inflation because their price rises with the consumer price index BACK TO TOP | en |
| commodities | plural of commodity | en |
| commodities | Bulk products, such as metals, grains, and foods, that are traded on a commodities exchange | en |
| commodities | Any article exchanged in trade, most commonly used to refer to raw materials and agricultural products | en |
| commodities | Any product traded or sold | en |
| commodities | Any unprocessed agricultural and mineral good | en |
| commodities | raw materials such as oil, wheat, soybeans, pork, or gold -you buy In buying commodities you are hoping that the price will rise, so that you can sell the commodity for a profit | en |
| commodities | Articles of commerce: the law relating to trade in them | en |
| commodities | Bulk goods such as grains, metals, livestock, oil, cotton, coffee, sugar and cocoa They can be sold either on the spot market for immediate delivery or on the commodities exchanges for later delivery Trade on the exchanges is in the form of futures contracts Commodities are often viewed as a hedge against inflation because their price rises with the consumer price index | en |
| commodities | either goods in general, or specific raw materials or primary products (cereals, metals, tea, coffee, rubber, etc ) traded on special markets | en |
| commodities | Goods such as grains, silver and other precious metals, and minerals traded in large amounts on a commodities exchange | en |
| commodities | Goods and services normally intended for sale on the market at a price that is designed to cover their cost of production Includes all goods and services produced by industries, all imported goods and services except direct purchases abroad by government and households, and that part of the gross output of producers of government services and a private non-profit services to households which is sold on the conditions, characteristic of sales of commodities | en |
| commodities | Bulk goods such as grains, metals and foods which are traded on a commodities exchange | en |
| commodities | In City parlance, a commodity is any homogenous item which may be freely bought and sold Commodities can be shares, furniture or houses, but the term typically refers to things like coffee, cocoa and Soya beans (soft commodities) or gold, aluminum, platinum (hard commodities) Commodities are typically bought and sold in the futures markets where producers combine with manufacturers and speculators to create a liquid market | en |
| commodities | Assets (usually agricultural products or metals) that are generally interchangeable with one another and therefore share a common price For example, corn, wheat, and rubber generally trade at one price on commodity markets worldwide | en |
| commodities | a budget category that includes miscellaneous expendable materials and supplies, such as paper, computer diskettes, etc , costing less than $5000 on federal grants Note that computer software is considered contractual services, not commodities | en |
| commodities | An investment in a contract to buy or sell products such as fuel oil, pork, grain, coffee, sugar, and other consumer staple items by a specified future date | en |
| commodities | Articles of commerce or products that can be used for commerce In a narrow sense, products traded on an authorized commodity exchange Types of commodities include agricultural products, metals, petroleum, foreign currencies, financial instruments and indexes to name a few | en |