primary commodities
AmE: ˈpraɪmeri kəˈmɑːdətiz
primary commodity
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Definition of primary commodities - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

businessTECH.basic raw goods sold in markets often used to make other productsTECH.
  • The country's economy depends on exporting primary commodities such as coffee and copper.
bombast grandiloquence

Adjective

businessTECH.relating to basic raw goods traded with little or no processingTECH.
  • The report analyzes primary commodities markets in developing countries.
distension swelling turgidity
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Examples of primary commodities in a sentence

  • The index tracks global trade flows in primary commodities.
  • The country’s exports consist mainly of primary commodities such as coffee and copper.
  • Investors often avoid economies that rely heavily on primary commodities sectors.

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  1. French:produits de base, de matières premières, ...
  2. German:Primärrohstoffe, Primärrohstoff-, ...
  3. Italian:materie prime, di materie prime, ...
  4. Spanish:productos primarios, de productos básicos, ...
  5. Portuguese:produtos primários, primário, ...
  6. Chinese:初级商品, 初级, ...
  7. Japanese:一次産品, 一次産品の, ...
  8. Arabic:سِلَع أَوَّلِيَّة, لِلسِّلَعِ الْأَوَّلِيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:סְחוֹרוֹת יְסוֹד, רָאשׁוֹנִי, ...
  10. Russian:первичные сырьевые товары, сырьевой, ...
  11. Ukrainian:первинні товари, сировинний, ...
  12. Hindi:प्राथमिक जिंसें, प्राथमिक, ...

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