quality — meaning, examples & etymology [English]

quality (/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/)

noun  ·  Beginner  ·  Work & Business

🔊 /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/

Meaning

Meaning: standard of goodness

How good or bad something is, or a particular feature of someone or something.

Examples

🗣 Customers were willing to pay more for the higher quality of the handmade furniture.

Etymology

From Latin ‘qualitas’ (a quality, property), coined by Cicero to translate a Greek term.

How & Where It’s Used

Used for both the standard of goods and personal characteristics.

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Tags: business, standard

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