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.
Origin of present. preÂ·sentâ². 1  to bring (a person) into the presence of, and introduce formally to, another or others. 2  to honor (someone), esp. formally, with a gift, award, etc.: the mayor presented him with the keys to the city. 3  to provide or confront (someone) with something: this presents us with a difficult problem.n example of present is a group of people that is already in a conference room for a meeting. Present is current time or is happening right now. An example of present is Barack Obama being the president in 2011. The definition of a present is a gift.