industrial commodity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofindustrialandcommodity
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industrial
adjective
uk/ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/us/ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/
in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and ...
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commodity
noun[C]
uk/kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/us/kəˈmɑː.də.t̬i/
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, ...
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(Definition ofindustrialandcommodityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Many economies are dominated by mining, petroleum, or otherindustrialcommodityproduction, others receive more income in foreign aid than in corporate or income taxes.
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After all, they have no saleableindustrialcommodity.
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Coal is anindustrialcommodity; rail is a public service.
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So is almost everyindustrialcommodityin this country and so are the greater part of our foodstuffs.
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It is an importantindustrialcommodityas a precursor to many materials and useful compounds.
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Feathers for dusters are the ostrich families most valuableindustrialcommodity.
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An industrial design can be a two- or three-dimensional pattern used to produce a product,industrialcommodityor handicraft.
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On the other hand, the prices of many industrial commodities, particularly metals, are still rising and show very little signs of any fall.
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The list of exempted goods needs re-examining, particularly since it reads like a list of industrial commodities of a century ago.
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They want fair prices for agricultural and industrial commodities.
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The effect of this legislation, in addition to improving the condition of the working man, has also been to increase the cost of production of industrial commodities.
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The price of platinum, like other industrial commodities, is more volatile than that of gold.
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Historically, precious metals were important as currency but are now regarded mainly as investment and industrial commodities.
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Historically, precious metals were important as currency, but are now regarded mainly as investment and industrial commodities.
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