By Product

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Pronunciation: /baɪ ˈprɒdʌkt/

Definitions of by product

noun a secondary or incidental product or result

Example Sentences

A1 The milk is a byproduct of the dairy industry.

A2 The sawdust from the carpentry workshop is used as a byproduct for making compost.

B1 The company sells leather goods as a byproduct of their meat processing business.

B2 The chemical plant disposes of its byproducts in an environmentally friendly manner.

C1 The brewery has found a way to recycle all of its byproducts into useful materials.

C2 The pharmaceutical company has developed a new drug using the byproducts of its research process.

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

Example Sentences

A1 I made a delicious soup using the leftover vegetables as a byproduct of meal prep.

A2 The company reduced waste by selling their byproducts to other businesses for recycling.

B1 The leather industry produces a lot of waste as a byproduct of the manufacturing process.

B2 The new technology aims to minimize the byproducts generated during the production of electricity.

C1 The chemical plant implemented a system to safely dispose of hazardous byproducts.

C2 The research team studied the environmental impact of byproducts from the oil drilling process.

Examples of by product in a Sentence

formal The company was able to create a new revenue stream by selling the by product of their main manufacturing process.

informal We can make some extra cash by selling the by product of our project.

slang Let's flip that by product and make some quick money.

figurative Sometimes our mistakes can be seen as a by product of taking risks.

Grammatical Forms of by product

plural

by products

present tense

by product

future tense

will be a by product

perfect tense

has been a by product

continuous tense

is being a by product

singular

by product

positive degree

by product

infinitive

to be a by product

gerund

being a by product

participle

by product

Origin and Evolution of by product

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Middle English
Story behind the word: The word 'by product' originated from the Middle English phrase 'bi produkte', which was derived from the Old French term 'bi' meaning 'secondary' or 'by' and 'produit' meaning 'product'.
Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'by product' has evolved to refer to a secondary or incidental product resulting from a manufacturing process, agricultural process, or other operation, rather than the primary product being produced.