merchandise

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɜː^rtʃəndaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz, -ˌdaɪs; v. -ˌdaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. mûr′chən dīz′, -dīs′; v. mûr′chən dīz′)

Inflections of 'merchandise' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

merchandises: v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

merchandising: v pres p (US & UK)

merchandised: v past (US & UK)

merchandised: v past p (US & UK)

mer•chan•dise /n. ˈmɜrtʃənˌdaɪz, -ˌdaɪs; v. -ˌdaɪz/USA pronunciation n., v., -dised, -dis•ing.
n. [uncountable]

Businessgoods bought and sold.
Businessthe stock of goods in a store:took an inventory of all the merchandise.

Business to carry on trade:[no object]trained in merchandising.
Business to promote the sales of:[~ + object]busy merchandising the new T-shirts.

mer•chan•dis•er, n. [countable]See -merc-.

mer•chan•dise (n. mûr′chən dīz′, -dīs′;v. mûr′chən dīz′),USA pronunciation n., v., -dised, -dis•ing.
n.

Businessthe manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
Businessthe stock of goods in a store.
Businessgoods, esp. manufactured goods;
commodities.

v.i.

Businessto carry on trade.

v.t.

Businessto buy and sell;
deal in;
trade.
Businessto plan for and promote the sales of.

Old French. See merchant, -ice
Middle English marchandise 1250–1300

mer′chan•dis′a•ble, adj.
mer′chan•dis′er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

merchandise n /ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪs; -ˌdaɪz/

commercial goods; commodities

vb /ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪz/also: merchandize

to engage in the commercial purchase and sale of (goods or services); trade

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French. See merchant

'merchandise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

assort - buyer - cash-and-carry - cash on delivery - chandler - clearance - commerce - demonstrator - distress - dress - emporium - express - first refusal - forestall - general - goods - groceries - haberdasher - handle - hire-purchase - impulse buying - indent - installment plan - invoice - irregular - list price - mail order - market - mercury - move - port of entry - return - salesman - shrinkage - sideline - soft goods - tout - trade - travelling salesman - warrant - account - ad valorem tax - agent - approval - average - bargain counter - barrelhead - bent - biddable - borax

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Synonyms: wares, commodities, stock, commodity, produce, more...

Collocations: [movie, club, general, sports, miscellaneous] merchandise, a [line, range] of [movie] merchandise, [deliver, ship, send, transport] merchandise, more...

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