merchandise
Americannoun
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the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
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the stock of goods in a store.
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goods, especially manufactured goods; commodities.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to buy and sell; deal in; trade.
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to plan or manage the arrangement and promotion of (goods in a store).
When you merchandise your products, promote impulse purchases by grouping like items.
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- merchandisable adjective
- merchandiser noun
- unmerchandised adjective
Etymology
Origin of merchandise
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English marchandise, from Old French; merchant, -ice
Example Sentences
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Theodore Payne will also have merchandise available for purchase and other seed packets to hand out.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Since becoming president, Trump has essentially replicated the formula that characterized his career as a businessman: promoting his name like a brand, engraved in gold letters on his golf clubs, hotels and merchandise.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Analysts at Citi said that Temu, PDD’s overseas business, likely experienced a sequential rebound in gross merchandise value in the fourth quarter, helped by holiday-season demand and a normalization in tariff policy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
According to analysis by sports merchandise expert Dr Peter Rohlmann, it costs about £8.50 for an official adult replica shirt to be manufactured and shipped, with an additional £9.50 cost for marketing, licensing and distribution.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
He introduced himself as Mustafa and handed us a photo album so we could choose our merchandise.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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