merchandise
Goods which are or were offered or intended for saleGoods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
» I saw somebody steal the merchandise.
Я видел, как кто-то воровал товар. — corvard
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4 senses(uncountable, usually)Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
Good business depends on having good merchandise.
(uncountable, usually)Commercial goods connected (branded) with an entity such as a team, band, company, charity, work of fiction, festival, or meme. (Commonly shortened to merch.)
(archaic, countable, usually)A commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise.
Ware, Waren, Gut
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(archaic, uncountable, usually)The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.
- items for sale to the individual consumer
- branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups
Examples
48 sentencesI saw somebody steal the merchandise.
ruЯ видел, как кто-то воровал товар. — corvard
Don't handle the merchandise.
Please don't touch the merchandise.
ruПожалуйста, не трогайте товары. — sharptoothed
deBitte fassen Sie die Ware nicht an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
No merchandise can be returned.
ruВсе товары возврату не подлежат. — marafon
Please send the merchandise by return.
ruПожалуйста, отправьте товары как можно быстрее. — Darren
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English marchaundise (“commerce, trading; buying; business transaction, deal;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). The English word is analysable as merchant + -ise.
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Forms
plural: merchandisesSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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