byproduct
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈbaɪˌprɒdʌkt/
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subproducto
- Straw is a byproduct of harvesting oats.
- an unfortunate byproduct
- an accidental byproduct
- an unintended byproduct
Personally, I think it's a byproduct of poor parenting.
- Personally, I think it's a byproduct of poor parenting.
- Because regret is a byproduct of the stories we tell ourselves.
- You know, it's just an unfortunate byproduct of the of the status game.
- OK, that's, that's one of the sort of byproducts of knowing how to read music.
- What, what, what is that a byproduct of a rough life?
- You said your life is a byproduct of how your brain works.
- That part of the corruption was a byproduct of getting a peaceful transition.
- Just interestingly, are being caught in the crossfire a byproduct of gun violence?
- No, I am the byproduct of my parents and my environment.
- When you live your unique self, then Joy's a byproduct of of unique self living.
- So a car accident is an unfortunate byproduct of driving.
- And as such things heal as a byproduct of that alignment.
Examples
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Online instructors and students generate a tremendous amount of data as a byproduct of their learning activities.
Academic text (2015) -
Our problem with angel activity is a byproduct of our high capital gains tax rate.
Academic text (1999) -
No, I am the byproduct of my parents and my environment.
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But money is the byproduct of everything that we're talking about.
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Do you believe that that was a byproduct of the Soviet system?
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Her outstanding paper was but one byproduct of the time spent that Sunday morning.
Academic text (2005) -
So the core of most conflicts are a byproduct of poor communication.
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Because regret is a byproduct of the stories we tell ourselves.
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For Carl, this shift in ethical perspective was a natural byproduct of science.
Academic text (2000) -
Straw is a byproduct of harvesting oats.
Synonyms
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4.1
A result of an action or event
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3.9
An extra result that happens because of an action and is not planned
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9.9
A side effect that happens with a main event but does not cause it
How Intended
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Byproduct comes from by- meaning 'at the side' and product meaning 'something made'. So it can also mean a 'side result' or an often 'unintended' outcome that happens along with the main result.