mer·chan·dise
ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz 
-ˌdīs
mer·chan·dise
ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz
variants
or less commonly merchandize
merchandised also merchandized; merchandising also merchandizing
1
: to buy and sell in business
carpets from Iran, India, or Taiwan are merchandised along with Italian leather goods and Spanish ceramics—
Irving Kolodin
Irving Kolodin2
: to promote for or as if for sale
merchandise a movie star
archaic
: to carry on commerce : trade
merchandiser
noun
Synonyms
Examples of merchandise in a Sentence
Noun
The merchandise will arrive by truck at noon.
He's developed his own brand of merchandise.
Verb
The political candidates are being merchandised to the public.
the now-familiar practice of stores merchandising goods at dramatically lower prices on the day after Thanksgiving
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Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
Equipment revenue increased to $14.7 million from $12.6 million, while merchandise revenue declined to $6.5 million from $8.5 million.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
The floors are parquet, steel beams hold the garments which are merchandised on wood and leather hangers, and the display tables, which are made from wood with a mirriored section of metal, are reminiscent of old trunks.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The National Retail Federation estimates that last winter, about $966 billion worth of merchandise was sold over the holiday period — and about $148 billion of that likely returned.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
Equipment revenue increased to $14.7 million from $12.6 million, while merchandise revenue declined to $6.5 million from $8.5 million.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Verb
The analyst expects the company’s enhanced merchandising efforts to drive upside to the guidance for the second half of the year.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
The floors are parquet, steel beams hold the garments which are merchandised on wood and leather hangers, and the display tables, which are made from wood with a mirriored section of metal, are reminiscent of old trunks.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Merchandise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchandise. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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merchandise
1 of 2 noun
mer·chan·dise
ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz
-ˌdīs
: the goods that are bought and sold in trade
merchandise
2 of 2 verbˈmər-chən-ˌdīz
merchandised; merchandising
: to buy and sell : trade
especially
: to try to improve sales of goods or services by attractive presentation and publicity
merchandiser
noun
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