different between object vs commodity
object
English
Etymology
From Old French object, from Medieval Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obici? (“I throw against”), from ob- (“against”) +? iaci? (“I throw”), as a gloss of Ancient Greek ???????????? (antikeímenon).
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (UK) enPR: ?b'j?kt, IPA(key): /??b.d???kt/
- (US) enPR: ?b'j?kt, IPA(key): /??b.d???kt/
- (verb)
- (UK, US) enPR: ?b-j?kt', IPA(key): /?b?d???kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Noun
object (plural objects)
- A thing that has physical existence.
- Objective; the goal, end or purpose of something.
- 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
- The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.
- 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
- (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
- A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
- (category theory) An element within a category upon which functions operate. Thus, a category consists of a set of element objects and the functions that operate on them.
- (obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
- c. 1610s, George Chapman, Batrachomyomachia
- He, advancing close / Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose / In glorious object.
- c. 1610s, George Chapman, Batrachomyomachia
Synonyms
- (thing): article, item, thing
- (person or thing toward which an emotion is directed): target
- See also Thesaurus:goal
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- subject
References
- object on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
object (third-person singular simple present objects, present participle objecting, simple past and past participle objected)
- (intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.
- (transitive, obsolete) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
- 1708, Joseph Addison, The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation
- There are others who will object the poverty of the nation.
- 1708, Joseph Addison, The Present State of the War, and the Necessity of an Augmentation
- (transitive, obsolete) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
- early 17th century, Edward Fairfax, Godfrey of Bulloigne: or The recovery of Jerusalem.
- Of less account some knight thereto object, / Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
- c. 1678, Richard Hooker, a sermon
- some strong impediment or other objecting itself
- early 17th century, Edward Fairfax, Godfrey of Bulloigne: or The recovery of Jerusalem.
Derived terms
- objection
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle French [Term?], from Old French object, from Latin obiectum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?j?kt/, /??bj?kt/
- Hyphenation: ob?ject
Noun
object n (plural objecten, diminutive objectje n)
- object, item
- (grammar) object
Related terms
- objectief
- objectiviteit
- subject
Descendants
- Afrikaans: objek
- ? Indonesian: objek
object From the web:
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commodity
English
Alternative forms
- commoditie (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English commoditee, from Anglo-Norman commoditee, from Latin commodit?s.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /k??m?d?ti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??m?d?ti/
Noun
commodity (countable and uncountable, plural commodities)
- Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. [from 15th c.]
- 1995, James G. Carrier, Gifts and Commodities: Exchange and Western Capitalism Since 1700, p.122
- If a key part of shopping is the conversion of anonymous commodities into possessions, shopping is a cultural as much as an economic activity.
- 2001, Rachel Pain, Introducing Social Geographies, p.26
- In human geography "commodities" usually refers to goods and services which are bought and sold. The simplest commodities are those produced by the production system just before they are sold.
- 2005, William Leiss, Botterill, Jacki, Social Communication in Advertising: Consumption in the Mediated Marketplace, p.307
- Referring to the work of Bourdieu, Zukin (2004,38) notes that shopping is much more than the purchase of commodities
- 1995, James G. Carrier, Gifts and Commodities: Exchange and Western Capitalism Since 1700, p.122
- Something useful or valuable. [from 15th c.]
- 2008, Jan. 14th, Somerset County Gazette
- And Slade said: "It really makes me sad that football club chairmen and boards seem to have lost that most precious commodity - patience. "Sam's sacking at Newcastle had, I suppose, been on the cards for a while, but it is really ridiculous to fire a manager after such a short time.
- 2008, Jan. 14th, Somerset County Gazette
- (economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.
- (marketing) Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin, as distinguished from branded products.
- (Marxism) Anything which has both a use-value and an exchange-value.
- (obsolete) Convenience; usefulness, suitability. [15th-19th c.]
- (obsolete) Self-interest; personal convenience or advantage. [16th-19th c.]
- , NYRB, 2001, vol.1, p.321:
- they commonly respect their own ends, commodity is the steer of all their action […].
- , NYRB, 2001, vol.1, p.321:
Derived terms
- commodityism
Translations
Spanish
Noun
commodity m (plural commoditys)
- commodity
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