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mer·chan·dise

(mûr

n-d

, -d

) KEY

NOUN:
Abbr. mdse.

Goods bought and sold in business; commercial wares.

VERB:
merchandise (-d

) KEY also mer·chan·dize (-d

) KEY mer·chan·dised, also mer·chan·dized mer·chan·dis·ing, mer·chan·diz·ing mer·chan·dis·es, mer·chan·diz·es
VERB:
tr.

To buy and sell (goods).
To promote the sale of, as by advertising or display: merchandised a new product.

VERB:
intr.

To buy and sell goods; trade commercially.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English merchaundise, from Old French marchandise, trade, from marcheant, marchand, merchant ; see merchant

OTHER FORMS:
merchan·disa·ble(Adjective), merchan·diser(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for merchandise

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