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To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (18161)	7/16/2005 8:35:42 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 20773

Main Entry: com·mod·i·ty Pronunciation: k&-'mä-d&-tE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -ties Etymology: Middle English commoditee, from Middle French commodité, from Latin commoditat-, commoditas, from commodus 1 : an economic good: as a : a product of agriculture or mining b : an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment <commodities futures> c : a mass-produced unspecialized product <commodity chemicals> <commodity memory chips> 2 a : something useful or valued <that valuable commodity patience> b : CONVENIENCE, ADVANTAGE 3 obsolete : QUANTITY, LOT 4 : one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market <the sensitive female singer-songwriter as a viable pop commodity -- Elysa Gardner>