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Definition of produce noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

produce

noun
 OPAL S
 
/ˈprɒdjuːs/
 
/ˈprəʊduːs/,
 
/ˈprɑːduːs/
[uncountable]
Word Family
  • produce verb noun
  • producer noun
  • production noun
  • product noun
  • productive adjective (≠ unproductive)
  • productively adverb (≠ unproductively)
  • productivity noun
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  1. things that have been made or grown, especially things connected with farming
    • The market is full of farm produce.
    • The shop sells only fresh local produce.
    • It says on the label ‘Produce of France’.
    Extra Examples
    • I'm eating more fresh produce than ever.
    • There was limited access to quality produce.
    • We buy organic produce from the farmers' market.
    • She grows her own produce.
    Topics Farmingb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fresh
    • home-grown
    • local
    • …
    verb + produce
    • grow
    • export
    • market
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in sense 5 of the verb): from Latin producere, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’. Current noun senses date from the late 17th cent.
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