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.
modern times-the circumstances and ideas of the present age; in modern times like these. contemporary world, modern world, present times. times-a more or less definite period of time now or previously present; it was a sign of the times.