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   product

   /ˈprɒdʌkt/

   noun

   • 1. an article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale: "food products"
   • ▪ a substance produced during a natural, chemical, or manufacturing process: "waste products" Similar artefactcommoditymanufactured item/article/thingcreationinventiongoodswaresmerchandiseproducesolutions
   • ▪ commercially manufactured articles, especially recordings, viewed collectively: "too much product of too little quality"
   • 2. a thing or person that is the result of an action or process: "her perpetual suntan was the product of a solarium" Similar resultconsequenceoutcomeeffectupshotfruitby-productspin-offlegacyissue
   • ▪ a person whose character and identity have been formed by a particular period or situation: "an ageing academic who is a product of the 1960s"
   • 3. a quantity obtained by multiplying quantities together, or from an analogous algebraic operation.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a mathematical term): from Latin productum ‘something produced’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of producere ‘bring forth’ (see produce).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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