an actor who is a 'hot commodity' [=who is very popular] in Hollywood right now
Oil is a 'commodity' in high demand.
Patience is a rare 'commodity'.
(..) Katarina Jones. Oh. Sorry, Dr. Railly. I'm afraid your timing couldn't be any worse. Virologists are a vanishing and highly valuable commodity. Hence some of the measures we've had to implement. - What measures? - Measures necessary for the (..)2016 TvShow: 12 Monkeys Title: Lullaby Season: 2 Episode 8