Merchandise — Mer chan*dise, v. t. To make merchandise of; to buy and sell. Love is merchandised. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
merchandise — [n] goods for sale commodity, effects, job lot, line, material, number, produce, product, seconds, staple, stock, stuff, truck, vendible, wares; concept 338 merchandise [v] sell goods advertise, buy and sell, deal in, distribute, do business in,… … New thesaurus
Merchandise — Mer chan*dise, n. [F. marchandise, OF. marcheandise.] 1. The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or business of trading;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Merchandise — Mer chan*dise, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Merchandised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Merchandising}.] To trade; to carry on commerce. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
merchandise — is spelt ise (and normally pronounced iyz) for both the noun and the verb. In AmE, the verb is often spelt with a final ize … Modern English usage
merchandise — ► NOUN ▪ goods for sale. ► VERB (also merchandize) ▪ promote the sale of. DERIVATIVES merchandiser noun. ORIGIN from Old French marchand merchant … English terms dictionary
merchandise — [mʉr′chən dīz΄; ] for n., also [, mʉr′chəndīs΄] n. [ME marchandise < OFr < marchant: see MERCHANT] 1. things bought and sold; goods; commodities; wares 2. Obs. buying and selling; trade vt., vi. merchandised, merchandising 1. to … English World dictionary
merchandise — goods that may be sold or traded. Glossary of Business Terms All movable goods such as cars, textiles, appliances, etc. and f.o.b. means free on board. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. merchandise mer‧chan‧dise 1 [ˈmɜːtʆndaɪz, daɪs ǁ… … Financial and business terms
Merchandise — All movable goods such as cars, textiles, appliances, etc. and f.o.b. means free on board. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. merchandise mer‧chan‧dise 1 [ˈmɜːtʆndaɪz, daɪs ǁ ˈmɜːr ] noun [uncountable] formal COMMERCE goods that… … Financial and business terms
merchandise — n. 1) to buy, purchase; order merchandise 2) to hawk, sell merchandise 3) to ship merchandise 4) to carry (a line of) merchandise 5) assorted; first class, high quality; general merchandise * * * [ mɜːtʃ(ə)ndaɪz] first class general merchandise… … Combinatory dictionary