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merchandising

merc·han·di·sing

UK/ˈmɜːt͡ʃ(ə)ndaɪzɪŋ/ US/ˈmɝt͡ʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

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Origin

From Late Middle English marchaundising (“commerce, trading; commodities, goods; (plural) dealings with other persons”) [and other forms], from marchaundisen (“to engage in commerce, traffic”) (see further at merchandise (verb)) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds). The English word is analysable as merchandise + -ing (suffix forming nouns from verbs).

Phrases

  • visual merchandising

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