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product vs by-product

by-product vs product

product and by-product both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
product Yes No No No
by-product Yes No No No
As nouns, by-product is a hyponym of product; that is, by-product is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than product:
  • product: an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
  • by-product: a product made during the manufacture of something else
product (noun) by-product (noun)
an artifact that has been created by someone or some process a product made during the manufacture of something else
items for sale to the individual consumer a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
a quantity obtained by multiplication
the set of elements common to two or more sets
a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances
a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
Difference between product and by-product

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