merchandise

/'mə:tʃəndaiz/

Thân thiện

The store displays its new merchandise on clean white shelves.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Commodities offered for sale; goods, wares: "Merchandise" refers to items that are bought and sold in commerce. It is a collective term for products available for purchase.

2. Verb:

   • To engage in the trade of; to buy and sell goods, especially to promote their sale: "Merchandise" means to market, promote, or sell products. It involves the commercial activities related to selling goods.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The store's merchandise is carefully selected for quality.
  • The truck was loaded with merchandise for the new retail outlet.

• Verb:

  • The company excels at merchandising its products through eye-catching displays.
  • They hired a firm to merchandise the new line of athletic wear.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in the merchandise business": to be involved in the trade of goods.

  • After years in manufacturing, they moved into the merchandise business.

• "Loss of merchandise": refers to goods that are damaged, stolen, or otherwise unsellable.

  • The fire resulted in a total loss of merchandise for the small shop.

Variants and Related Words

• Merchandising (n): The activity of promoting the sale of goods, especially by their presentation and display.

  • Visual merchandising is crucial for attracting customers in a store.

• Merchandiser (n): A person or company that sells goods; a retailer or marketer.

  • She works as a merchandiser for a major clothing brand.

Synonyms

• Noun: Goods, commodities, wares, products, stock, inventory.
• Verb: Market, sell, trade, retail, promote, peddle.

Related Phrases

• "Damaged merchandise": Goods that are no longer in perfect, sellable condition.

  • The damaged merchandise was moved to a separate clearance section.

• "Merchandise return": The process of a customer bringing purchased goods back to the seller.

  • The store has a strict policy for merchandise returns.

Idioms

• "The merchandise is moving": An expression indicating that products are selling well.

  • With the holiday discount, the merchandise is really moving.

• "To talk up the merchandise": To promote or describe products in an enthusiastic way to encourage sales.

  • A good salesperson knows how to talk up the merchandise.

Học thuật

Noun

1. commodities offered for sale
   • good business depends on having good merchandise
   • that store offers a variety of products

Verb

1. engage in the trade of
   • he is merchandising telephone sets

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ware
• product
• trade