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Meaning of merchandise

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

merchandise

Pronunciation:/ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪs//ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪz//ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪs//ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/

noun

Definitions

  1. Commodities offered for sale.

    Example: good business depends on having good merchandise

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

  3. The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.

verb

Definitions

  1. To engage in trade; to carry on commerce.

  2. To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of goods, as by display and arrangement of goods.

    Example: He started his career merchandising in a small clothing store chain.

  3. To engage in the trade of.

  4. To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of.

    Example: He got hired to merchandise some new sporting goods lines.