mer·chan·dise

noun

/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪs/, /ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪz/

/ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪs/, /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/

(also informal merch)

[uncountable]

(formal) goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a shop商品；货品
- a wide selection of merchandise品种丰富的商品
- These tokens can be exchanged for merchandise in any of our stores.这些现金券可以兑换我们所有商店里的货品。
- a substandard piece of merchandise一件不合格的商品
- excellent deals on quality merchandise优质商品的超值交易
Synonyms product
productgoods ▪ commodity ▪ merchandise ▪ produceThese are all words for things that are produced to be sold.
product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold:
to create/develop/launch a new product创造／开发／推出新产品
goods things that are produced to be sold:
cotton/leather goods棉织／皮革商品
electrical goods电器商品
commodity (economics) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries:
rice, flour and other basic commodities稻米、面粉和其他基本商品
merchandise [U] goods that are bought or sold; things that you can buy that are connected with or advertise a particular event or organization:
official Olympic merchandise奥林匹克运动会官方指定商品
goods or merchandise?Choose goods if the emphasis is on what the product is made of or what it is for: leather/household goods. Choose merchandise if the emphasis is less on the product itself and more on its brand or the fact of buying/selling it.
produce [U] things that have been grown or made, especially things connected with farming:
We sell only fresh local produce.我们只售当地的新鲜农产品。
Patterns
- consumer/industrial products/goods/commodities
- household products/goods
- farm products/produce
- luxury products/goods/commodities
- to sell/market a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
- to export a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise
- to buy/purchase a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
Topics Businessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- general
- branded
- licensed
- …
… of merchandise
- piece
verb + merchandise
- buy
- purchase
- get
- …
phrases
- a range, selection, variety, etc. of merchandise
things you can buy that are connected with or that advertise a particular event or organization相关商品；指定商品
- official Olympic merchandise奥林匹克运动会官方指定商品
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- general
- branded
- licensed
- …
… of merchandise
- piece
verb + merchandise
- buy
- purchase
- get
- …
phrases
- a range, selection, variety, etc. of merchandise

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French marchandise, from marchand ‘merchant’.

mer·chan·dise

verb

/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪz/

/ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they merchandise	/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪz/ /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/
he / she / it merchandises	/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪzɪz/ /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪzɪz/
past simple merchandised	/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪzd/ /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪzd/
past participle merchandised	/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪzd/ /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪzd/
-ing form merchandising	/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪzɪŋ/

merchandise something to sell something using advertising, etc.推销；（运用广告等进行）销售
- She works with companies that want to make or merchandise products related to the company’s films.她与想为自家电影制作或推销衍生产品的公司打交道。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French marchandise, from marchand ‘merchant’.