Meaning & use
product
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Meanings
nouncountablemathematics
The number you get when you multiply two or more numbers together.
Grammar: Countable: the product of 3 and 4 is 12.
Patterns
- the product of something and something
The product of 6 and 7 is 42.
Find the product before you add the other number.
nouncountablebusiness
Something that is made or grown to be sold or used.
Grammar: Countable: a new product.
Patterns
- a product of something
The company launched a new skin-care product.
Dairy products must be kept cold.
nouncountable
A result produced by a situation, process or set of influences.
Grammar: Often followed by of: a product of hard work.
Patterns
- a product of something
Her success is the product of years of practice.
He is a product of the city's school system.
nouncountablechemistry
A substance formed in a chemical reaction.
Grammar: Contrasts with a reactant.
Water is the product of burning hydrogen.
Students identified the products of the reaction.
Word forms
| plural | products |
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Common combinations
- launch a product
- They will launch the product in spring.
- dairy products
- She avoids dairy products.
- the product of
- The product of 2 and 5 is 10.
- by-product
- Heat is a by-product of the engine.
- product line
- The firm expanded its product line.
Synonyms and how they differ
- item
- Item is any single thing, not necessarily made for sale.
- goods
- Goods is a plural collective for things sold.
- result
- Result is broader and need not be made or calculated.
Opposites
Word family
- produce verb
- to make or create
- production noun
- the making of things
- productive adjective
- producing a lot
Commonly confused: product or produce?
product vs produce
As a noun produce means fresh fruit and vegetables, stressed on the first syllable; product is a made item.
Practice
What is the product of 8 and 5?
Choose one answer.
Product means the result of multiplying: 8 times 5 is 40. 13 is the sum.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “product”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.