goods

good (g

adj. bet·ter (b

r), best (b

st)

1. Being positive or desirable in nature; not bad or poor: a good experience; good news from the hospital.

a. Having the qualities that are desirable or distinguishing in a particular thing: a good exterior paint; a good joke.

b. Serving the desired purpose or end; suitable: Is this a good dress for the party?

a. Not spoiled or ruined: The milk is still good.

b. In excellent condition; sound: a good tooth.

a. Superior to the average; satisfactory: a good student.

b. Used formerly to refer to the U.S. Government grade of meat higher than standard and lower than choice.

a. Of high quality: good books.

b. Discriminating: good taste.

6. Worthy of respect; honorable: ruined the family's good name.

7. Attractive; handsome: good looks.

8. Beneficial to health; salutary: a good night's rest.

9. Competent; skilled: a good machinist.

10. Complete; thorough: a good workout.

11.

a. Reliable; sure: a good investment.

b. Valid or true: a good reason.

c. Genuine; real: a good dollar bill.

12.

a. In effect; operative: a warranty good for two years; a driver's license that is still good.

b. Able to continue in a specified activity: I'm good for another round of golf.

13.

a. Able to pay or contribute: Is she good for the money that you lent her?

b. Able to elicit a specified reaction: He is always good for a laugh.

14.

a. Ample; substantial: a good income.

b. Bountiful: a good table.

15. Full: It is a good mile from here.

16.

a. Pleasant; enjoyable: had a good time at the party.

b. Propitious; favorable: good weather; a good omen.

17.

a. Of moral excellence; upright: a good person.

b. Benevolent; kind: a good soul; a good heart.

c. Loyal; staunch: a good Republican.

18.

a. Well-behaved; obedient: a good child.

b. Socially correct; proper: good manners.

19. Sports

a. Landing within bounds or within a particular area of a court and therefore in play: The first serve was wide, but the second was good.

b. Passing between the uprights of the goal and therefore scoring, as a field goal in football.

20. Used to form exclamatory phrases expressing surprise or dismay: Good heavens! Good grief!

a. Something that is good.

b. A good, valuable, or useful part or aspect.

2. Welfare; benefit: for the common good.

3. Goodness; virtue: There is much good to be found in people.

4. goods

a. Commodities; wares: frozen goods.

b. Portable personal property.

c. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Fabric; material.

5. goods Slang Incriminating information or evidence: tried to get the goods on the crook.

adv. Informal

Well.

Idioms:

as good as

Practically; nearly: as good as new.

but good

Informal Used as an intensive: The pipe started to leak but good.

for good

Permanently; forever: I'm moving to Europe for good.

good and

Informal Very; thoroughly: I'll do it when I'm good and ready.

no good Informal

1. Worthless.

2. Futile; useless: It's no good arguing with them.

to the good

1. For the best; advantageous.

2. In an advantageous financial position: ended up to the good.

[Middle English, from Old English gd; see ghedh- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Good is properly used as an adjective with linking verbs such as be, seem, or appear: The future looks good. The soup tastes good. It should not be used as an adverb with other verbs: The car runs well (not good). Thus, The dress fits well and looks good. See Usage Note at well².

goods [gʊdz]

pl n

1. possessions and personal property

2. (Economics) (sometimes singular) Economics commodities that are tangible, usually movable, and generally not consumed at the same time as they are produced Compare services

3. (Business / Commerce) articles of commerce; merchandise

4. (Business / Commerce) Chiefly Brit

a. merchandise when transported, esp by rail; freight

b. (as modifier) a goods train

the goods

a. Informal that which is expected or promised to deliver the goods

b. Slang the real thing

c. US and Canadian slang incriminating evidence (esp in the phrase have the goods on someone)

a piece of goods Slang a person, esp a woman

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goods

plural noun

1. merchandise, stock, products, stuff, commodities, wares a wide range of consumer goods

2. property, things, effects, gear, furniture, movables, possessions, furnishings, belongings, trappings, paraphernalia, chattels, appurtenances You can give all your unwanted goods to charity.

Translations

goods [gʊdz]

A. NPL (= possessions) → bienes mpl; (= products) → productos mpl (Comm etc) → géneros mpl, mercancías fpl; (= objects) → artículos mpl
leather goods → géneros mpl de cuero
canned goods → conservas fpl en lata
consumer goods → bienes mpl de consumo
goods and chattels → bienes mpl
to deliver the goods → cumplir con lo prometido

B. CPD goods siding N → apartadero m de mercancías
goods station N → estación f de mercancías
goods train N → tren m de mercancías
goods vehicle N → vehículo m de transporte, camión m
goods wagon N → vagón m de mercancías
goods yard N → estación f de mercancías

goods [ˈgʊdz] npl

(= articles offered for sale) → marchandise f, articles mpl
goods and services → les biens et les services consumer goods

(= property) → biens mpl
all my worldly goods → tous mes biens matériels
goods and chattels → biens et effets
stolen goods → des marchandises volées

to come up with the goods → être à la hauteur
goods train n (British) → train m de marchandises
good-tempered [ˌgudˈtɛmpə^rd] adj [person, animal] → qui a bon caractère
to be good-tempered → avoir bon caractère

goods

pl → Güter pl (also Comm); (= merchandise also) → Waren pl; (= possessions also) → Gut nt (geh), → Habe f (geh, liter); leather/manufactured goods → Leder-/Fertigwaren pl; canned goods → Konserven pl; stolen goods → gestohlene Waren pl, → Diebesgut nt; goods depot/train/yard → Güterdepot nt → /-zug m → /-bahnhof m; one’s goods and chattels (Brit) → sein Hab und Gut (also Jur), → seine Siebensachen (inf); to send something goods → etw als Frachtgut schicken; it’s the goods (esp US inf) → das ist große Klasse (inf); to get/have the goods on somebody (esp US inf) → gegen jdn etwas in die Hand bekommen/in der Hand haben; if we don’t come up with the goods on time (inf) → wenn wir es nicht rechtzeitig schaffen

goods [gʊdz] npl (Comm) → merci fpl, articoli mpl
leather goods → articoli di or in pelle
canned goods → scatolame m
all my worldly goods (frm) → tutti i miei beni or i miei averi
all his goods and chattels → tutti i suoi beni ed effetti

goods → بضائع zboží vare Waren αγαθά artículos tavarat biens roba merce 商品 물품 goederen varer towary mercadoria, mercadorias вещи varor สินค้า mallar hàng hóa 物品

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