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Definitions for merchandise
ˈmɜr tʃənˌdaɪz, -ˌdaɪs; -ˌdaɪzmer·chan·dis·e

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. merchandise, ware, productverb

    commodities offered for sale

    "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"

  2. trade, merchandiseverb

    engage in the trade of

    "he is merchandising telephone sets"

Wiktionary

  1. merchandisenoun

    Commodities offered for sale.

    good business depends on having good merchandise

  2. merchandisenoun

    A commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise.

  3. merchandiseverb

    to engage in the trade of.

  4. Etymology: From Anglo‐French marchaundise, from marchaunt.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Merchandisenoun

    Etymology: marchandise, French.

    If a son, that is sent by his father about merchandise, fall into some leud action, his wickedness, by your rule, should be imposed upon his father. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

    If he pay thee to the utmost farthing, thou hast forgiven nothing: it is merchandise, and not forgiveness, to restore him that does as much as you can require. Taylor.

    Fair when her breast, like a rich laden bark
    With precious merchandise, she forth doth lay. Edmund Spenser.

    Thou shalt not sell her at all for money; thou shalt not make merchandise of her. Deut. xxi. 14.

    As for any merchandise you have brought, ye shall have your return in merchandise or in gold. Francis Bacon.

    So active a people will always have money, whilst they can send what merchandises they please to Mexico. Addison.

  2. To Merchandiseverb

    To trade; to traffick; to exercise commerce.

    The Phœnicians, of whose exceeding merchandising we read so much in ancient histories, were Canaanites, whose very name signifies merchants. Edward Brerewood, on Languages.

ChatGPT

  1. merchandise

    Merchandise refers to goods or items that are bought and sold in businesses, especially those that are purchased in large quantities for resale. These goods can come in various forms including clothing, books, electronics, food items and more. Merchandise can also refer to products related to a particular brand or entity, often used for promotional or marketing purposes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Merchandisenoun

    the objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities

  2. Merchandisenoun

    the act or business of trading; trade; traffic

  3. Merchandiseverb

    to trade; to carry on commerce

  4. Merchandiseverb

    to make merchandise of; to buy and sell

  5. Etymology: [F. marchandise, OF. marcheandise.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of merchandise in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of merchandise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of merchandise in a Sentence

  1. Chesterfield County:

    Getting him locked up dries up the outlet for this stolen merchandise.

  2. William Seward Burroughs:

    Junk is the ultimate merchandise. The junk merchant does not sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to the product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise, he degrades and simplifies the client.

  3. Chesa Boudin:

    Unfortunately, because arrests happen in less than 3 percent of reported thefts, these cases are rarely presented to us for prosecution — and when they are, we prosecute the vast majority of them, but because arrests are so infrequent, our office has been proactively partnering with stores like Walgreens on prevention programs as well as partnering with other jurisdictions — which last year, led to the recovery of over $ 11 million in stolen merchandise.

  4. Lori Lightfoot:

    We still have retailers that won't institute plans like having security officers in their stores, making sure that they've got cameras that are actually operational, locking up their merchandise at night, chaining high-end bags, these purses can be something that is attracting a lot of organized retail theft units.

  5. Greg McBride:

    The idea that lenders are not going to pass this along to the consumer is a pipe dream, this is essentially an additional tax levied on the merchandise that will be passed on to the consumer. It is Fannie and Freddie reaching into the borrower's pockets.

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