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merchandise

merc·han·dise

UK/ˈmɜːt͡ʃəndaɪz/ US/ˈmɝt͡ʃəndaɪz/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

commodities offered for sale

  • “good business depends on having good merchandise”
  • “that store offers a variety of products”
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verb

1.

engage in the trade of

  • “he is merchandising telephone sets”
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Origin

From Middle English marchaundise (“commerce, trading; buying; business transaction, deal; merchandise, goods, wares; possessions”), from Anglo-Norman marchaundise and Old French marcheandise (modern French marchandise), from Old French marcheant (“seller, vendor”) (ultimately from Latin mercātus (“buying and selling, trade, traffic; market; marketplace”), possibly originally Etruscan) + -ise (suffix forming feminine nouns, often denoting a quality or state).

Phrases

  • distress merchandise

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