NYT Dictionary

COMMODITY

/kəˈmɑdəti/
Nouncom-MOD-i-tycom-mod-i-ty · 4 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025

Meaning

Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin commoditāsder. Anglo-Norman commoditeebor. Middle English commoditee English commodity Inherited from Middle English commoditee, borrowed from Anglo-Norman commoditee, from Latin commoditās.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

goodarticledrugfeatureitemleaderproductsecondsspecialstaple

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram:

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