1 Water was another commodity enthusiastically offered to the parade-watchers. 2  Definitely. 3  The Cannery Row project will make you a hot commodity around here. 4  Information was obviously a free commodity in this area.
present-day-belonging to the present time; contemporary leaders. contemporary. current-occurring in or belonging to the present time; current events; the current topic; current negotiations; current psychoanalytic theories; the ship's current position.
being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country. 2. at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use. 3. Grammar. noting an action or state occurring at the moment of speaking or writing: Knows is a present form in He knows that. noting or pertaining to a tense or other verb formation with such meaning.