mdse.

abbreviation for

1. merchandise.

Example Sentences

A contraction of a word is made by omitting certain letters or syllables and bringing together the first and last letters or elements; an abbreviation may be made either by omitting certain portions from the interior or by cutting off a part; a contraction is an abbreviation, but an abbreviation is not necessarily a contraction; rec't for receipt, mdse. for merchandise, and Dr. for debtor are contractions; they are also abbreviations; Am. for American is an abbreviation, but not a contraction.

From Project Gutenberg

Duncan studied carefully the memorandum: "To Mdse, as per bill rendered, $47.85."

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