merchandising

1 of 2

noun

mer·​chan·​dis·​ing ˈmər-chən-ˌdī-ziŋ 

variants or less commonly merchandizing

: sales promotion as a comprehensive function including market research, development of new products, coordination of manufacture and marketing, and effective advertising and selling

merchandising

2 of 2

present participle of merchandise entry 2

Examples of merchandising in a Sentence

Noun

She is the company's director of merchandising.

The film made a lot of money thanks to strong merchandising.

Most of the movie's earnings came from merchandising and not ticket sales.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

She’s been encouraged to see more women leading across retail within merchandising. — Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Serious retailers run these tiny layout, pricing and merchandising experiments all the time. — Bar Maimon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Rubin, who has built a business flogging sports merchandising and collectibles, is renowned for his annual White Party in the exclusive Hamptons, near New York City. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for merchandising

• advertising
• agonising
• amortizing
• analyzing
• anodizing
• appetizing
• atomizing
• authorising
• authorizing
• carbonizing
• carburizing
• catalyzing