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mer·chan·dise (mʉrc̸hən dīz′; for n., also, -dīs′)

noun

  1. things bought and sold; goods; commodities; wares
  2. Obsolete buying and selling; trade

Origin: ME marchandise < OFr < marchant: see merchant

transitive verb, intransitive verb merchandised -·dised′, merchandising -·dis′·ing

  1. to buy and sell; carry on trade in (some kind of goods)
  2. to advertise, promote, and organize the sale of (a particular product)

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mer·chan·dise (mûrˈchən-dīzˌ, -dīsˌ)

noun Abbr. mdse.
Goods bought and sold in business; commercial wares.
verb merchandise (-dīzˌ) also mer·chan·dize (-dīzˌ) merchandised mer·chan·dised also mer·chan·dized, merchandising mer·chan·dis·ing also mer·chan·diz·ing, mer·chan·dis·es also mer·chan·diz·es
verb, transitive
  1. To buy and sell (goods).
  2. To promote the sale of, as by advertising or display: merchandised a new product.
verb, intransitive
To buy and sell goods; trade commercially.

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

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  • merˈchan·disˌa·ble adjective