What does merchandise mean?
Definitions for merchandise
ˈmɜr tʃənˌdaɪz, -ˌdaɪs; -ˌdaɪzmer·chan·dis·e
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word merchandise.
Princeton's WordNet
merchandise, ware, productverb
commodities offered for sale
"good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
trade, merchandiseverb
engage in the trade of
"he is merchandising telephone sets"
Wiktionary
merchandisenoun
Commodities offered for sale.
good business depends on having good merchandise
merchandisenoun
A commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise.
merchandiseverb
to engage in the trade of.
Etymology: From Anglo‐French marchaundise, from marchaunt.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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
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
Merchandisenoun
the objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities
Merchandisenoun
the act or business of trading; trade; traffic
Merchandiseverb
to trade; to carry on commerce
Merchandiseverb
to make merchandise of; to buy and sell
Etymology: [F. marchandise, OF. marcheandise.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of merchandise in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of merchandise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of merchandise in a Sentence
Getting him locked up dries up the outlet for this stolen merchandise.
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.
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.
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.
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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- سِلَع, بَضَائِعُ, بِضَاعَةArabic
- тауарBashkir
- zbožíCzech
- Ware, WarenGerman
- εμπόρευμαGreek
- mercancías, mercancíaSpanish
- kauppatavaraFinnish
- marchandises, marchandiseFrench
- earraIrish
- batharScottish Gaelic
- סחורהHebrew
- व्यापारHindi
- barang daganganIndonesian
- merceItalian
- 品, 物品, 品物, 商材, 商品Japanese
- merces,Latin
- preceLatvian
- ကုန်Burmese
- koopwaarDutch
- merchandiseNorwegian
- towarPolish
- mercadoriaPortuguese
- marfăRomanian
- товарRussian
- handelsvarorSwedish
- malTurkish
- 商品Chinese
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