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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun merchandise has 1 sense
- merchandise(n = noun.artifact) product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" has particulars: cargo, consignment, freight, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment, contraband, feature, generic, ironmongery, irregular, second, business line, line, line of business, line of merchandise, line of products, product line, number, refill, release, dreck, schlock, shlock, software package, software product, inventory, stock, top of the line, piece goods, yard goods
is a kind of commodity, good, trade good
is a part of mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet
Derived form verb merchandise1
Verb merchandise has 1 sense
- merchandise(v = verb.possession) trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" Derived forms noun merchandise1, noun merchandiser1, noun merchandising1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
merchandise, n. [F. marchandise, OF. marcheandise.].
- The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- The act or business of trading; trade; traffic. [1913 Webster]
merchandise, v. i.
To trade; to carry on commerce. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
merchandise, v. t.
To make merchandise of; to buy and sell. Shak. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
merchandise, n. & v.
--n. goods for sale.
--v.
1 intr. trade, traffic.
2 tr. trade or traffic in.
3 tr. a put on the market, promote the sale of (goods etc.). b advertise, publicize (an idea or person).
--n. goods for sale.
--v.
1 intr. trade, traffic.
2 tr. trade or traffic in.
3 tr. a put on the market, promote the sale of (goods etc.). b advertise, publicize (an idea or person).
Derivative
merchandisable adj. merchandiser n.
Etymology
ME f. OF marchandise f. marchand: see MERCHANT
THESAURUS
merchandise
advertise, be in, buy and sell, carry, close out, commodities, convert into cash, cut under, deal in, distribute, dump, effect a sale, effects, goods, handle, job, job lot, line, make a sale, market, move, produce, products, promote, provender, provisions, publicize, resell, retail, sacrifice, sell, sell off, sell on consignment, sell out, sell over, sell retail, sell short, sell up, sell wholesale, staples, stock, supplies, trade, trade in, traffic in, turn into money, turn over, undercut, undersell, unload, vendibles, wares, wholesaleROGET THESAURUS
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Merchandise
N merchandise, ware, commodity, effects, goods, article, stock, product, produce, staple commodity, stock in trade, cargo.
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