The difference between Makeup and Product

When used as nouns, makeup means an item's composition, whereas product means a commodity offered for sale.


check bellow for the other definitions of Makeup and Product

  1. Makeup as a noun (uncountable):

    An item's composition.

    Examples:

    "To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup."

  2. Makeup as a noun (uncountable):

    Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

    Examples:

    "She is wearing a lot of makeup."

  3. Makeup as a noun (manufacturing):

    Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.

  4. Makeup as a noun (education):

    A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.

  1. Product as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    A commodity offered for sale.

    Examples:

    "That store offers a variety of products.  We've got to sell a lot of product by the end of the month."

    "synonyms: merchandise wares goods"

  2. Product as a noun (cosmetics, uncountable):

    Any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc.

    Examples:

    "Wash excess product out of your hair."

  3. Product as a noun (chemistry):

    Anything that is produced; a result. The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process. A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances. A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction. A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers. Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product. Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.

    Examples:

    "The product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed."

    "They improve their product every year; they export most of their agricultural production."

    "synonyms: endwork production output creation yield"

    "Skill is the product of hours of practice.  His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue."

    "This is a product of lime and nitric acid."

    "The product of 2 and 3 is 6.  The product of 2, 3, and 4 is 24."

  4. Product as a noun (US, slang):

    Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.

    Examples:

    "I got some product here – you buying?"