- 1[countable, uncountable] a thing that is grown or produced, usually for sale dairy/meat/pharmaceutical, etc. products investment in product development to launch a new product onto the market (business) We need new product to sell (= a new range of products). see end product, gross national product Topic CollocationsBusinessrunning a business
- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
- run/operate a business/company/franchise
- head/run a firm/department/team
- make/secure/win/lose/block a deal
- expand/grow/build the business
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
- increase/expand production/output/sales
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
- break into/enter/capture/dominate a market
- capture/gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
- identify/find/build/create a market for something
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
- develop/launch/promote a product/Web site
- estimate/assess/create/generate demand for your product
- attract/get/retain/keep/help customers/clients
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform/ (informal) stymie the competition
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
- draw up/set/present/propose/agree on/approve a budget
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget
- generate income/revenue/profit(s)/funds/business
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
- attract/encourage investment/investors
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment/an outlay
- get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide financing
- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
- face cuts/a deficit/bankruptcy/a shortfall
- declare/file for/enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
- liquidate a company/a business/assets
- survive/weather a recession/downturn
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
- launch/make/accept/contest/defeat a takeover bid
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- 2[countable] a thing produced during a natural, chemical, or industrial process the products of the reaction see byproduct, waste product
- 3product of something a person or thing that is the result of something The child is the product of a broken home.
- 4[countable, uncountable] a cream, jelly, or liquid that you put on your hair or skin to make it look better This product can be used on wet or dry hair. Don't put too much product on your skin.
- 5(mathematics) a quantity obtained by multiplying one number by another The product of 21 and 16 is 336. Thesaurusproduct
- goods
- commodity
- merchandise
- produce
- product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold:to create/develop/launch a new product
- goods things that are produced to be sold:cotton/leather goods electrical/sporting goods
- commodity (economics) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries:rice, flour, and other basic commodities
- merchandise goods that are bought or sold; things that you can buy that are connected with or that advertise a particular event or organization:official Olympic merchandise
- Choose goods if the emphasis is on what the product is made of or what it is for:leather/household goods. Choose merchandise if the emphasis is less on the product itself and more on its brand or the fact of buying/selling it.
- produce things that have been grown or made, especially things connected with farming:We sell only fresh local produce.
- consumer/industrial products/goods/commodities
- household products/goods
- farm products/produce
- luxury products/goods/commodities
- to sell/market a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
- to export a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise
- to buy/purchase a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
produce verbproducer nounproduction nounproductive adjective (≠unproductive)productively adverbproduct nounproduce noun
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