produce
noun/ˈprɒdjuːs/
/ˈprəʊduːs/, /ˈprɑːduːs/
[uncountable]Word Family
- produce verb noun
- producer noun
- production noun
- product noun
- productive adjective (≠ unproductive)
- productively adverb (≠ unproductively)
- productivity noun
- things that have been made or grown, especially things connected with farming
- The market is full of farm produce.
- The shop sells only fresh local produce.
- It says on the label ‘Produce of France’.
Extra ExamplesTopics Farmingb2- I'm eating more fresh produce than ever.
- There was limited access to quality produce.
- We buy organic produce from the farmers' market.
- She grows her own produce.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- home-grown
- local
- …
- grow
- export
- market
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense 5 of the verb): from Latin producere, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’. Current noun senses date from the late 17th cent.Definitions on the go
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