hot commodity

noun

: someone or something that is highly valued or in much demand
an actor who is a hot commodity in Hollywood right now

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Bermuda shorts are a hot commodity this summer, and this denim pair is sure to hug your curves in all the right places. — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026 Legions of students pursued engineering in college in hopes of hitting the hiring market as a hot commodity. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 May 2026 Salt can become a hot commodity amid a boom in demand for sodium-ion batteries, according to Morgan Stanley. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 June 2026 Land downtown is a hot commodity, but the city negotiated a great deal to purchase the property for about $7 million below market value. — Lena Guerrero Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot commodity

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“Hot commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20commodity. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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