Meaning & use
product review
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Meanings
nouncountable
A published opinion piece that describes and judges a product, often after the writer has tested it.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a product review, product reviews, or two product reviews.
Patterns
- write a product review
- read a product review
- a product review of something
- a positive/negative product review
She wrote a detailed product review of the new phone for the magazine.
Before buying the laptop, I read several product reviews online.
The company asked customers to leave a product review after delivery.
nouncountablebusinesstechnical
A formal evaluation of a product's quality, safety, or performance carried out by a company or expert.
Grammar: Often used in business or technical contexts: the product review found no faults.
Patterns
- conduct a product review
- a product review process
- the product review found that ...
The engineering team conducted a product review before the launch.
A product review revealed a minor safety issue with the battery.
The company has a strict product review procedure for all new items.
Word forms
| plural | product reviews |
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Common combinations
- write a product review
- He decided to write a product review after using the camera for a month.
- read product reviews
- I always read product reviews before I buy electronics.
- positive product review
- The headphones received many positive product reviews.
- negative product review
- A single negative product review can hurt a small business.
- product review site
- She checked a product review site to compare prices.
Synonyms and how they differ
- evaluation
- A general word for judging something; it is broader and does not always imply a published opinion for buyers.
- assessment
- Often used for a more formal or official judgment, especially in education or business, not usually for consumer goods.
- critique
- Suggests a detailed, analytical judgment, often of art or ideas rather than everyday products.
Word family
- review verb
- To examine or judge something, including products.
- reviewer noun
- A person who writes reviews.
Commonly confused: product review or preview?
product review vs preview
A preview is a look at something before it is available, while a review is a judgment after using or examining it.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'product review' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 1 is correct because 'product review' is a countable noun and fits after 'a' with 'of'. Option 0 is wrong because 'product review' is not a verb. Option 2 has a plural verb 'are' with a singular noun. Option 3 confuses it with a repair service.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “product review”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.