Words / B2

MURCH-uh-ndys/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪs/

Merchandise is goods for sale, often branded: tour merchandise; stolen merchandise. Goods is the plain twin; stock is what a shop holds. Tour merch is not a grant. Verb: merchandise (promote goods). Mix-up: merchant is a trader (already elsewhere); mercy is compassion (already elsewhere). Do not write merchandise for a donation.

Meaning

Goods for sale, often branded products.

Examples

• “Tour merchandise is not a grant; log it on the accounts line.”
• “Counterfeit merchandise was seized, which is the goods-for-sale sense.”

Good to know

merchandise; branded / tour merchandise. Plain: goods. Person: merchant. Trap: mercy. Business, media, and news. Sale goods, not kindness or a trader.

Near in meaning

goods

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