products

noun

Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.

(countable, uncountable) A commodity offered for sale.

Anything that is produced; a result.

The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.

A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.

(arithmetic) A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers.

(chemistry) A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.

(mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product.

(US, slang) Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.

(cosmetics, uncountable) Ellipsis of beauty product: any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc. Often specifically a preparation used to hold one's hair in a desired arrangement. [A material or device for the purpose of enhancing physical attractiveness.]

verb

(transitive, obsolete) To produce.

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward duco-duct · Latin · lead

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Where does products come from?

The word products breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -duct, from Latin duco (“lead”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.