MERCHANDISE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz

Definition of merchandise next

as in goods

products that are bought and sold in business we stock only the finest-quality merchandise in this store

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verb

ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz

variants also merchandize

as in to sell

to offer for sale to the public the now-familiar practice of stores merchandising goods at dramatically lower prices on the day after Thanksgiving

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

buy
purchase

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Recent Examples of merchandise

Noun

Every day, there are news reports of hundreds of people rioting in cities across our country — windows being smashed, merchandise stolen, police vehicles damaged and people being attacked and injured. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026 Tacey Powers, executive vice president and general merchandise manager of shoes at Nordstrom, praised Adidas in a statement for its commitment to bringing the best of both worlds to the retailer’s customers. —

Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 4 June 2026

Verb

And very early on, Walt was thinking beyond the screen – from movies, music, and television, to merchandise, publishing, and theme parks. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026 The company is trying to deploy AI tools on everything from inventory planning to merchandising to product development. —

Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for merchandise

Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchandise

Noun

There is substitution bias (consumers switch to cheaper alternatives), outlet bias (shoppers move to discount retailers), new goods bias (new products are late to enter the index), and quality change bias (improvements in products are improperly treated as price increases).

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
There will be 13 pop-ups in total with concepts offering bicycle and walking tours, vintage clothes, gifts and paper goods, juice, macaroons, ice cream and pastries.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 June 2026