Merchandise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

commodities offered for sale

engage in the trade of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɜːtʃɐndˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɜːtʃɐndˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɜːtʃɐndˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɜːtʃɐndˌaɪz/.

Examples

good business depends on having good merchandise
that store offers a variety of products
he is merchandising telephone sets

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

product ware trade

Parts of Speech

noun	commodities offered for sale “good business depends on having good merchandise”
verb	engage in the trade of “he is merchandising telephone sets”

Word Forms

merchandise	verb	engage in the trade of
produce	verb	create or manufacture a man-made product
trade	noun	a particular instance of buying or selling
trader	noun	someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
merchandiser	noun	a businessperson engaged in retail trade
merchandising	noun	the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
merchandise	noun	commodities offered for sale

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Waren

zum Verkauf angebotene Waren

🇫🇷French

marchandises

produits proposés à la vente

🇪🇸Spanish

mercancías

productos ofrecidos para la venta

🇮🇹Italian

merce

merci offerte in vendita

🇳🇱Dutch

koopwaar

goederen die te koop worden aangeboden

🇵🇹Portuguese

mercadoria

mercadorias colocadas à venda

🇷🇺Russian

товар

товары, предлагаемые к продаже

India

🇮🇳Hindi

माल

बिक्री के लिए प्रस्तुत वस्तुएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

পণ্যদ্রব্য

পণ্য বিক্রয়ের জন্য দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

வணிகப் பொருட்கள்

விற்பனைக்கு வழங்கப்படும் பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరుకులు

అమ్మకానికి అందించబడిన వస్తువులు

🇮🇳Marathi

माल

विक्रीसाठी ऑफर केलेल्या वस्तू

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેપારી માલ

વેચાણ માટે ઓફર કરાયેલ કોમોડિટીઝ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಕು

ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡಲಾದ ಸರಕುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചരക്ക്

വില്പനയ്ക്ക് വാഗ്ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന ചരക്കുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਪਾਰਕ ਮਾਲ

ਵਿਕਰੀ ਲਈ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

سامان

فروخت کے لئے پیش کردہ اشیاء

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

商品

待售商品

🇯🇵Japanese

商品

販売のために提供される商品

🇰🇷Korean

상품

판매용으로 제공되는 상품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hàng hóa

mặt hàng được chào bán

🇹🇭Thai

สินค้า

สินค้าที่เสนอขาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

barang dagangan

komoditas yang ditawarkan untuk dijual

🇵🇭Filipino

paninda

mga kalakal na inaalok para ibenta

🇲🇾Malay

barang dagangan

komoditi yang ditawarkan untuk dijual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بضائع

السلع المعروضة للبيع

🇮🇷Persian

کالا

کالاهای ارائه شده برای فروش

🇹🇷Turkish

mal

satışa sunulan mallar

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'merchandise' is 'commodities offered for sale'.

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Using 'merchandise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'merchandise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'merchandise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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