merchandise
merchandise Lexical Profile
merchandise Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Goods that are bought and sold in business or trade.
"The retailer restocked its shelves with new merchandise ahead of the holiday shopping season."
Products associated with a particular brand, band, film, or event, typically sold to fans or attendees.
"After the concert, thousands of fans lined up at the pavilion to buy official band merchandise."
• verb
To promote the sale of goods, especially by optimizing their presentation and marketing in retail outlets.
"The marketing team strategized on how to best merchandise the new line of cosmetics in department stores."
To engage in the business of buying and selling goods.
"The trading company merchandised extensively with overseas partners to expand its global distribution network."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a noun, 'merchandise' is strictly uncountable; it refers to goods collectively and always takes a singular verb, unlike its countable synonym 'product'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'marchandise', borrowed from Old French 'marcheandise' (trade, business, goods), derived from 'marchant' (merchant), which ultimately traces back to Latin 'mercari' (to trade).
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