merchandise

«merchandise» in Mova's school dictionary: bought and sold, especially in shops — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (merchandise, uncountable; informal short form «merch»); verb (merchandise, merchandises, merchandised, merchandising)

meaning for a pupil

1) Goods that are bought and sold, especially in shops. tree →

2) Things like T-shirts, mugs and toys sold with the name or picture of a band, film, team or game on them; often called «merch». tree →

3) (verb, business) To promote and sell goods, for example by how they are displayed. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, «merchandise» is the official stuff you can buy from a football club, film or band: shirts, scarves, posters. In maths, shops and merchandise appear in money problems (prices, discounts, profit). In business studies, merchandising is how shops arrange products to sell more. Phrases: «official merchandise», «band merch», «merchandise stall».

examples

• The club sells official merchandise at the stadium. tree →
• My sister bought band merch at the concert. tree →
• The shop's merchandise is on sale this week. tree →
• Film merchandise like toys and lunchboxes makes a lot of money. tree →
• All damaged merchandise must be returned to the store. tree →
• We set up a merchandise stall at the school fair. tree →
• The merchandise costs £8 each, so three items cost £24. tree →
• Shops put popular merchandise at eye level. tree →
• We bought merchandise, loaded a vessel with it, and set forth with a favorable wind. tree →

note

Uncountable: «a lot of merchandise», not «merchandises». Ends in -ise (both UK and US). Informal: «merch». Related: merchant (a person who sells), commerce. In maths problems, profit = selling price − cost of the merchandise.

In the corpora

• Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for thy wares; massive iron, cassia, and calamus, were among thy merchandise.
• For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
• She perceiveth that her merchandise is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «merchandise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.