Necessity vs. Commodity

Necessity vs. Commodity — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Necessity and Commodity

Necessitynoun

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

I bought a new table out of necessity. My old one was ruined.

Commoditynoun

Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.

Necessitynoun

The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack.

Commoditynoun

Something useful or valuable.

Necessitynoun

Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable.

A tent is a necessity if you plan on camping.

Commoditynoun

(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.

The price of crude oil is determined in continuous trading between professional players in World's many commodities exchanges.
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Necessitynoun

Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power.

After eating a full meal, the human body's necessity for food will compel the person to eat again in the future.

Commoditynoun

(marketing) Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin, as distinguished from branded products.

Although they were once in the forefront of consumer electronics, the calculators have become a mere commodity.

Necessitynoun

The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism. en

Commoditynoun

(Marxism) Anything which has both a use-value and an exchange-value.

Necessitynoun

(legal) Greater utilitarian good; used in justification of a criminal act.

doctrine of necessity

Commoditynoun

(obsolete) Convenience; usefulness, suitability.

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Necessitynoun

Indispensable requirements (of life).

Commoditynoun

(obsolete) Self-interest; personal convenience or advantage.

Necessitynoun

the condition of being essential or indispensable

Commoditynoun

articles of commerce

Necessitynoun

anything indispensable;

food and shelter are necessities of lifethe essentials of the good lifeallow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditionsa place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained