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Common collocations with commodity in American Collocation

commodity noun countable

US /kəˈmɑdəti/

valuable

expensive
valuable

In the Middle Ages one valuable commodity was salt.

rare

rare
scarce

Water is already a scarce commodity worldwide.

important

basic
important
vital

Basic food commodities include wheat, corn, soybeans, and sugarcane.

in large amounts

bulk
mass-produced

It is correct that about two thirds of existing rail freight is bulk commodities.

decaying quickly

perishable

This will maximise the return on a highly perishable commodity.

across the world

global

Software programming is becoming a global commodity.

able to be sold

marketable
saleable
tradable

We have to accept that radio is a marketable commodity.

trade commodities

buy
new
sell
trade
trade in

The main commodities traded were nutmeg and mace.

move between countries

export
import

The arid climate forced the inhabitants to import most commodities.

produce commodities

produce

Private funding will be directed toward producing profitable commodities.

prices

futures
prices

The more bullish argue there is scope for rises in commodity prices.

trade

exchange
export
market
trading

Information on commodity markets is hard to come by.

someone who trades

broker
trader

He spent several years as a commodity trader.