produs

Produs is a Romanian noun meaning a finished item presented to consumers, or a commodity produced for sale. It covers a broad range of tangible goods, regardless of sector, from food products to electronics and clothing. In everyday language and in business, phrases such as produs alimentar (food product), produs finit (finished product), and produs manufacturat are common. The term can be used in plural as produse.

Etymology: The word derives from Latin productus, via the Romance language family; related cognates include French produit, Italian prodotto, Spanish producto. The basic sense is that which is produced. In Romanian economic statistics, produs appears in the expression Produsul Intern Brut, meaning the total monetary value of goods and services produced domestically (GDP).

Usage note: Produs contrasts with servicii (services); in law and consumer protection contexts, the term is often used in labels, product standards, recall notices, and liability discussions. The term is central to retail, manufacturing, and economic reporting in Romanian. It also appears in everyday discourse to refer to individual items available for purchase, cataloged by producers or retailers as products. See also product, produit, prodotto, producto.