merchandise

merchandise
1. noun /ˈmɝʧənˌdaɪz/
a) commodities offered for sale

good business depends on having good merchandise

b) a commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise.
2. verb /ˈmɝʧənˌdaɪz/
to engage in the trade of.

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  • Merchandise — Mer chan*dise, v. t. To make merchandise of; to buy and sell. Love is merchandised. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • merchandise — [n] goods for sale commodity, effects, job lot, line, material, number, produce, product, seconds, staple, stock, stuff, truck, vendible, wares; concept 338 merchandise [v] sell goods advertise, buy and sell, deal in, distribute, do business in,… …   New thesaurus

  • Merchandise — Mer chan*dise, n. [F. marchandise, OF. marcheandise.] 1. The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or business of trading;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Merchandise — Mer chan*dise, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Merchandised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Merchandising}.] To trade; to carry on commerce. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • merchandise — I noun articles, articles of commerce, assets, belongings, capital goods, cargo, chattel, commodities, consumer durables, consumer goods, contents, effects, freight, goods, goods for sale, items for sale, line, line of goods, manufactured goods,… …   Law dictionary

  • merchandise — is spelt ise (and normally pronounced iyz) for both the noun and the verb. In AmE, the verb is often spelt with a final ize …   Modern English usage

  • merchandise — ► NOUN ▪ goods for sale. ► VERB (also merchandize) ▪ promote the sale of. DERIVATIVES merchandiser noun. ORIGIN from Old French marchand merchant …   English terms dictionary

  • merchandise — [mʉr′chən dīz΄; ] for n., also [, mʉr′chəndīs΄] n. [ME marchandise < OFr < marchant: see MERCHANT] 1. things bought and sold; goods; commodities; wares 2. Obs. buying and selling; trade vt., vi. merchandised, merchandising 1. to …   English World dictionary

  • merchandise — goods that may be sold or traded. Glossary of Business Terms All movable goods such as cars, textiles, appliances, etc. and f.o.b. means free on board. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. merchandise mer‧chan‧dise 1 [ˈmɜːtʆndaɪz, daɪs ǁ… …   Financial and business terms

  • Merchandise — All movable goods such as cars, textiles, appliances, etc. and f.o.b. means free on board. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. merchandise mer‧chan‧dise 1 [ˈmɜːtʆndaɪz, daɪs ǁ ˈmɜːr ] noun [uncountable] formal COMMERCE goods that… …   Financial and business terms

  • merchandise — n. 1) to buy, purchase; order merchandise 2) to hawk, sell merchandise 3) to ship merchandise 4) to carry (a line of) merchandise 5) assorted; first class, high quality; general merchandise * * * [ mɜːtʃ(ə)ndaɪz] first class general merchandise… …   Combinatory dictionary

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