merchandise

[US]/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪs/
[UK]/ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. goods, commodities
vt. buy and sell, trade.

Phrases & Collocations

general merchandise

merchandise trade

merchandise sales

merchandise on hand

purchase of merchandise

general merchandise market

merchandise inventory

Example Sentences

sold the merchandise at a loss.

This merchandise will turn easily.

Sale merchandise is not returnable.

a substandard piece of merchandise

Merchandise on sale is generally nonreturnable.

merchandise in various -ties

Toothpaste is stock merchandise in a drugstore.

exchange defective merchandise at a store.

lay out merchandise; lay the merchandise out.

merchandised a new product.

moved the new merchandise quickly.

sale merchandise; sale advertising.

salvable merchandise that survived the fire.

The merchandise is well made, only we can't use it.

trafficked in liquidation merchandise; traffic with gangsters.

The fabrics are merchandised through a network of dealers.

We merchandise our furniture by advertising in newspapers.

distress merchandise; a distress sale.

There's no use in manufacturing an item unless you can merchandise it.

Real-world Examples

When are you going to release Team Wang merchandise?

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

It's official merchandise for the film!

Source: BBC Authentic English

That was before I saw the merchandise.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

The store had a large stock of merchandise.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

He'd take Carhartt's merchandise and tweak it for a European audience.

Source: Wall Street Journal

So T.J. Maxx buys the merchandise quickly and gets it into the store just as fast.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Web watchers say more merchandise is available on cyber shops than ever before.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

Target is the second biggest merchandise retail chain in the country.

Source: CNN Listening December 2013 Collection

They buy returned merchandise then sort and evaluate it before auctioning it to discount stores and authorized resellers.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2021 Compilation

The fabrics are merchandised through a network of dealers.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

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