goods
Britishplural noun
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possessions and personal property
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(sometimes singular) economics commodities that are tangible, usually movable, and generally not consumed at the same time as they are produced Compare services
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articles of commerce; merchandise
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merchandise when transported, esp by rail; freight
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( as modifier )
a goods train
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informal that which is expected or promised
to deliver the goods
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slang the real thing
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slang incriminating evidence (esp in the phrase have the goods on someone )
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slang a person, esp a woman
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Merchandise; wares; tangible products that satisfy human wants. (Compare services.)
Example Sentences
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Financials, consumer-discretionary goods and hyperscalers “top our list of targets,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
What if he simply realized he didn’t have the goods?
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
The consensus call is for a 1% month-over-month decline for new orders for durable manufactured goods to $318 billion.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Google-parent Alphabet has partnered with Kering, the luxury goods company that owns Gucci and has an eyewear business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
From this vantage point, he could see the stash under his bed—the canned and boxed goods pushed against the wall, like shadowy towers.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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