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The definition of merchandise is to advertise products to the customer.

(verb)

An example of to merchandise is to create a display of a new book.

Merchandise is defined as things that can be bought and sold.

(noun)

An example of merchandise is a television at a Best Buy store.

See merchandise in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

Origin: ME marchandise < OFr < marchant: see merchant

transitive verb, intransitive verb merchandised, merchandising

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

Related Forms:

merchandiser noun

See merchandise in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. mdse.

Goods bought and sold in business; commercial wares.

verb merchandise (-dīzˌ) also mer·chan·dize (-dīzˌ) mer·chan·dised also mer·chan·dized, mer·chan·dis·ing also mer·chan·diz·ing, mer·chan·dis·es also mer·chan·diz·es

verb, transitive

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

verb, intransitive

To buy and sell goods; trade commercially.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English merchaundise

Origin: , from Old French marchandise, trade

Origin: , from marcheant, marchand, merchant; see merchant

Related Forms:

merˈchan·disˌa·ble adjective

merˈchan·disˌer noun

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