| product introduction | the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line |
| product development | improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products |
| product research | marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service |
| consumer research | marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers |
by-product
byproduct
spin-off | a product made during the manufacture of something else |
| consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption |
drygoods
soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
durables
durable goods
consumer durables | consumer goods that are not destroyed by use |
end product
output | final product, the things produced |
| fancy goods | goods that are chiefly ornamental |
line product line
line of products
line of merchandise
business line
line of business | a particular kind of product or merchandise, a nice line of shoes |
merchandise
ware product | commodities offered for sale, good business depends on having good merchandise, that store offers a variety of products |
| packaged goods | groceries that are packaged for sale |
product
production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process, they improve their product every year, they export most of their agricultural production |
software package
software product | merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale |
| sporting goods | sports equipment sold as a commodity |
white goods
household linen | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth |
| white goods | large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel |
yard goods
piece goods | merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard |
product
mathematical product | a quantity obtained by multiplication, the product of and is |
vector product
cross product | a vector that is the product of two other vectors |
scalar product
inner product
dot product | a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors |
product-moment correlation coefficient
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient | the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related |
bar code
Universal Product Code | code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser, printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information |
| bill of goods | a consignment of merchandise |
| bill of goods | communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable, they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car |
consumer price index
CPI
cost-of-living index | an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer |
foodstuff
food product | a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food |
canned food
canned foods
canned goods
tinned goods | food preserved by canning |
| baked goods | foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven |
produce
green goods
green groceries
garden truck | fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market |
| dairy product | milk and butter and cheese |
intersection
product
Cartesian product | the set of elements common to two or more sets, the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things |
consumer finance company
small loan company | a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan |
| consumer | a person who uses goods or services |
by-product
byproduct | a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence |
| product | a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances, skill is the product of hours of practice, his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue |
worldly possessions
worldly belongings
worldly goods | all the property that someone possess, he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter |
gross national product
GNP | former measure of the United States economy, the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually yr) |
real gross national product
real GNP | a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation |
gross domestic product
GDP | the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in , the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually year) |
| consumer credit | a line of credit extended for personal or household use |
personal loan
consumer loan | a loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use, usually unsecured and based on the borrower's integrity and ability to pay |
consumption
economic consumption
usance
use
use of goods and services | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing, the consumption of energy has increased steadily |
| animal product | a product made from animal material |
body waste
excretion
excreta
excrement
excretory product | waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body |
waste
waste material
waste matter
waste product | any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted, they collect the waste once a week, much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers |
| plant product | a product made from plant material |
| product | a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction, a product of lime and nitric acid |
| get the goods | discover some bad or hidden information about, She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail |