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commodity cheese

English translation: the cheepest cheese you can find, with no name, sold in bulk,

00:36 Jun 30, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Journalism
English term or phrase: commodity cheese
then we were nearly homeless, on welfare and food stamps. I ate a lot of **commodity cheese**.(in the US)

What is commodity cheese ?
lien
Netherlands
Local time: 17:10
Selected answer:the cheepest cheese you can find, with no name, sold in bulk,
Explanation:
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Note added at 2 hrs 5 mins (2004-06-30 02:42:36 GMT)
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except it\'s cheApest
Selected response from:

Alexander Demyanov
Local time: 11:10
Grading comment
And the winner is... Alexander ! :D

Thank both of you and to the comments.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +12the cheepest cheese you can find, with no name, sold in bulk,
Alexander Demyanov
4 +1generic brand cheese
airmailrpl


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +12
the cheepest cheese you can find, with no name, sold in bulk,


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 hrs 5 mins (2004-06-30 02:42:36 GMT)
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except it\'s cheApest

Alexander Demyanov
Local time: 11:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
And the winner is... Alexander ! :D

Thank both of you and to the comments.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eva Karpouzi
1 hr
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
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agree  Chinoise
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agree  Ildiko Santana: According to a market research study, most shoppers purchase commodity cheese for cooking and baking, while they shop the deli case for entertaining.
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agree  sarahl (X)
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agree  Judith Platter
8 hrs
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agree  Orla Ryan
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agree  Milena Sahakian
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agree  Yoana Yotova
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agree  writeaway: in other words, processed, packaged industrial cheese. Ildiko should show the Google reference that made that statement.
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agree  Elena Petelos
21 hrs
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agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 17 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
generic brand cheese


Explanation:
commodity cheese

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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs 10 mins (2004-07-01 07:47:06 GMT)
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actually USDA Commodity products are distrubuted by the government

Food Distribution Commodity Complaint Hotline
... Yes. FNS publishes two versions of the USDA Commodity Description Report, which includes the 4-digit commodity codes and the name of all commodities currently ...
www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/caps/hotline.htm

GNSO Email Archives: [registrars]
... Milk is also given away by government, as are cheese products, in fact \"commodity cheese\" is a staple of Indian humor, and reservation diets (inspite of the ...
gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/ archives/registrars/msg01751.html

The Ledger Independent
... executive director. Commodity cheese is back in circulation, distribution criteria, is being age 60 years or more and your income. The ...
maysville-online.thimblemedia.com/ article.asp?catid=6&articleid=2024

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 12:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosemary Schmid: While we've all agreed that this phrase means cheap cheese, the complete sentence sets me wondering about the writer. Commodity is a more formal or narrower term than I would expect with homeless, unless the writer is now an economist or in business
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