English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Commodity Pronunciation
Commodity is pronounced kuh-MAH-duh-tee, IPA /kəˈmɑdəti/.
kuh-MAH-duh-tee
US /kəˈmɑdəti/ · UK /kəˈmɒdɪti/
Syllables: kuh · MAH · duh · tee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A raw material or basic good that is bought and sold, such as oil, coffee or wheat.
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Commodity in a Sentence
- Copper is the one commodity that moved all week.
- Clean water is treated as a commodity in some countries.
- Trust is a scarce commodity in that office.
Common Mispronunciations of Commodity
Not KAH-muh-di-tee
Everything hangs on MAH. The opening beat is swallowed almost completely.
Not kuh-MOH-duh-tee
That stressed o is short, the vowel of odd, never the oh of code.
Tip: The plural adds a z sound and nothing else: kuh-MAH-duh-teez.
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