merchandise
noun
-ˌdīs \
Definition of merchandise
(Entry 1 of 2)
merchandise
verb
\
Definition of merchandise (Entry 2 of 2)
archaic : to carry on commerce : trade
1 : to buy and sell in business carpets from Iran, India, or Taiwan are merchandised along with Italian leather goods and Spanish ceramics —Irving Kolodin
2 : to promote for or as if for sale merchandise a movie star
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Synonyms & Antonyms for merchandise
Synonyms: Noun
Synonyms: Verb
deal (in), market, put up, retail, sell, vend
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of merchandise in a Sentence
Noun
The merchandise will arrive by truck at noon. He's developed his own brand of merchandise.Verb
The political candidates are being merchandised to the public. the now-familiar practice of stores merchandising goods at dramatically lower prices on the day after Thanksgiving
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Arlena Keye and Shaday Williams, both 27, were stopped last weekend after allegedly shoplifting $915 worth of merchandise from a Marshall’s in East Hanover, New Jersey, criminal complaints allege, the newspaper reported. — Crystal Hill, miamiherald, "Kids sat in car in 90-degree heat — while their mothers were shoplifting, New Jersey police say," 5 July 2018 For one, designing and setting up a merchandise store, as well as creating extra content for paying members, represents more work. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "YouTube Will Help Creators Make Money With More Than Just Ads," 21 June 2018 And the Thunder stocked their merchandise store with 100 Tebow T-shirts, sold at $22 apiece. — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, "Tim Tebow has shown signs he's improving as a baseball player," 11 June 2018 The merchandise store is also 15 times larger than last year. — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, "Minefaire returns to Houston with more 'Minecraft' than ever," 17 May 2018 New York City has its own transit merchandise store and online sales. — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, "Back2Good with yoga pants and Twitter rants: A talk with Metro’s marketer in chief on the role of PR," 14 May 2018 Wikileaks’ official online merchandise store claims that its account with Coinbase has been suspended by the cryptocurrency exchange. — David Z. Morris, Fortune, "Wikileaks Claims Coinbase Has Shut Down Its Online Store's Bitcoin Account," 22 Apr. 2018 Job numbers in general merchandise stores — such as Fred Meyer and Walmart — were stable from 2015 to 2017, the labor department said. — Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News, "Take Alaska’s recession and add the growth of e-commerce. It’s been tough on retail jobs.," 21 Apr. 2018 However, this doesn’t stop creators from including links for direct donations in their video descriptions, their online merchandise stores, affiliate links for apps or paid mentions within the videos. — NBC News, "As algorithms take over, YouTube's recommendations highlight a human problem," 19 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
This is to say nothing of theme-park and merchandising tie-ins. — Aaron Back, WSJ, "Why Disney Can Afford to Pay More for Fox," 20 June 2018 Boltz will be responsible for merchandising, marketing, digital, and data analytics and customer insights. — Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, "Lowe's announces major shakeup of executive roles," 9 July 2018 Within the next few days, channels with at least 10,000 subscribers will be able to offer merchandising to their fans, from underneath their videos. — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, "After 'tough' year, YouTube has a surprise -- it's bigger than ever," 21 June 2018 This change added to the recognition and merchandising value of the original Seal of Approval. — Good Housekeeping, "The History of the Good Housekeeping Seal," 1 Oct. 2011 Mansell came up through Kohl’s merchandising ranks, and his long tenure spanned a succession of very different periods. — Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Kohl's workers applaud retiring CEO Kevin Mansell on his last day," 16 May 2018 Christine Gonzalez was promoted to senior interior designer of the model merchandising division at Masterpiece Design Group, Winter Park. — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "People on the move 05/15," 14 May 2018 The vinyl will now be merchandised with the turntables, sources suggest. — Ed Christman, Billboard, "Best Buy to Pull CDs, Target Threatens to Pay Labels for CDs Only When Customers Buy Them," 2 Feb. 2018 Christopher is vice president of global commercial and merchandising development at Pierre Hardy. — Harper's BAZAAR, "24 Hours with Pierre Hardy," 20 Jan. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'merchandise.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for merchandise
merchandise
noun
English Language Learners Definition of merchandise
(Entry 1 of 2)
: goods that are bought and sold
merchandise
verb
English Language Learners Definition of merchandise (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make the public aware of (a product being offered for sale) by using advertising and other methods
: to present (someone) to the public like a product being offered for sale
See the full definition for merchandise in the English Language Learners Dictionary
merchandise
noun
-ˌdīs \
Kids Definition of merchandise
: goods that are bought and sold
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