Producer's Goods
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
An economic term for goods, such as tools and raw material, which satisfy needs only indirectly, through making other goods.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Producer's Goods” mean?
An economic term for goods, such as tools and raw material, which satisfy needs only indirectly, through making other goods.
Is “Producer's Goods” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.