Commodity and Labor

Commodity

Commodity noun - One that has a real and independent existence.
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Synonyms for Commodity

Labor and commodity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Labor" instead a noun "Commodity".

Nearby Words: commodious, commode

Labor

Labor noun - Something produced by physical or intellectual effort.
Usage example: a small, personal film that was clearly a labor of love for the director and actors

Commodity and labor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commodity" instead a noun "Labor".

Nearby Words: labour, labored, laboured, laborer, labourer

Both words in one sentence

  • Marx argued, like the other economists of his day, that value is based upon the labor used to produce a commodity; this is known as the labor theory of value.
  • This is because only labor creates value, technology does not; the addition of technology reduces the amount of value in the commodity and the price the commodity would fetch upon a market.
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