hàng nằm
Definition
- Noun:
- Stock / inventory goods: Refers to merchandise that is currently in storage or in stock, not yet sold or distributed. It implies goods that are available for sale but are lying idle.
- Goods in stock: Items held in a warehouse or store, representing inventory that is on hand.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cửa hàng có nhiều hàng nằm trong kho. (The store has a lot of stock in the warehouse.)
- Chúng tôi cần giảm giá để bán bớt hàng nằm. (We need to discount to sell off the stagnant inventory.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a slightly negative connotation of goods that are not moving quickly, potentially becoming dead stock or overstock.
- Chiến lược của họ là tránh để hàng nằm quá lâu. (Their strategy is to avoid having goods lie in stock for too long.)
Variants and Related Words
Hàng tồn kho (n): inventory stock. A more formal and common business term for goods in stock.
- Hàng tồn kho đang tăng cao. (Inventory stock is rising.)
Hàng ế (n): unsold goods, dead stock. Refers specifically to goods that are not selling.
- Kho chứa đầy hàng ế. (The warehouse is full of unsold goods.)
Synonyms
- Inventory: the goods available for sale.
- Stock: a supply of goods kept for sale.
- Goods on hand: merchandise currently in storage.
Related Idioms
- Hàng nằm chờ giá: goods held in stock awaiting a price increase.
- Các thương lái tích trữ lúa, hàng nằm chờ giá. (Traders hoard rice, goods lying in wait for a price hike.)