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by-product

Noun

Meaning

A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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by product

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Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt

Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus. Aneurin Bevan

The by-product is sometimes more valuable than the product. Havelock Ellis

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities. Aldous Huxley

Self-acceptance has been a blessed by-product of middle age. Candice Bergen

Aesthetic value is often the by-product of the artist striving to do something else. Evelyn Waugh

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