material good
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmaterialandgood
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material
noun
uk/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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good
adjective
uk/ɡʊd/us/ɡʊd/
very satisfactory, enjoyable, pleasant, ...
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(Definition ofmaterialandgoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmaterial good
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It will not only do them a fair amount ofmaterialgood, but will have also a psychological effect.
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If that leads to a general switch-over of employers from one kind of scheme to another, it will mean terrific work in changing over schemes for nomaterialgood.
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In ordinary circumstances a trade credit is something which is established between two people who have a definite contract under which each hopes to get somematerialgood.
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Broadcasting in particular is not like amaterialgoodfor sale on a supermarket shelf.
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After working on projects that were intended to be separate singles over five months, they considered thematerialgoodenough for an album.
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Burlamaqui's style is simple and clear, and his arrangement of thematerialgood.
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However, it is evident that material goods varied in their importance within different communities.
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The church's disciplinary zeal on the question of material goods also extended to less spiritual and more political aspects of convent life.
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In the beginning, he and his fellow worshippers truly ranked among the poor in spirit as well as in material goods.
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Despite this, there remains a high degree of solidarity typified by transfers of income, material goods and cultural mores between and within family generations.
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Desire for and access to material goods are culturally constructed and actively related to social structures.
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The desire to obtain material goods is socially regulated as well and cannot be attributed solely to individual needs or circumstances.
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He held the position for forty-eight years, and became a well-known figure in all movements intended to forward the cultural andmaterialgoodof the community.
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The value of specific material goods, therefore, may vary according to social group.
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A probably less valuable, but no less relevant, range of material goods made its way through the convent walls.
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Penny candy became the firstmaterialgoodthat children spent their own money on.
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A final index, the consumption of material goods, is an additional barometer in this regard.
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