mer·chan·dise
ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz 
-ˌdīs
mer·chan·dise
ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz
variants
or less commonly merchandize
merchandised also merchandized; merchandising also merchandizing
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
Irving Kolodin2
: to promote for or as if for sale
merchandise a movie star
archaic
: to carry on commerce : trade
merchandiser
noun
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
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The international Disney theme parks are filled with unique attractions, food, merchandise, and more, making each one worth visiting.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
LaVonne was a fashion design and merchandising major and dance team member, while Joel studied agribusiness.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
That’s a potential 73,000 people a match paying for tickets, travel, merchandise, programmes, fanzines, food, drinks and more.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The international Disney theme parks are filled with unique attractions, food, merchandise, and more, making each one worth visiting.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
Netflix’s bi-annual ‘data dumps’ are now bedecked with children’s TV shows, merchandising opportunities are greater than ever thanks to streaming and platforms like YouTube can create global behemoths at an astonishing rate.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
LaVonne was a fashion design and merchandising major and dance team member, while Joel studied agribusiness.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Merchandise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchandise. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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merchandise
1 of 2 noun
mer·chan·dise
ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz
-ˌdīs
: the goods that are bought and sold in trade
merchandise
2 of 2 verbˈmər-chən-ˌdīz
merchandised; merchandising
: to buy and sell : trade
especially
: to try to improve sales of goods or services by attractive presentation and publicity
merchandiser
noun
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