mer·chan·dise

(mûr′chən-dīz′, -dīs′)

n. Abbr. mdse.

Goods bought and sold in business; commercial wares.

v. merchandise (-dīz′) also mer·chan·dize (-dīz′) mer·chan·dised, mer·chan·dis·ing, mer·chan·dis·es also mer·chan·dized or mer·chan·diz·ing or mer·chan·diz·es

v.tr.

1. To buy and sell (goods).

2. To promote the sale of, as by advertising or display: merchandised a new product.

v.intr.

To buy and sell goods; trade commercially.

[Middle English merchaundise, from Old French marchandise, trade, from marcheant, marchand, merchant; see merchant.]

mer′chan·dis′a·ble adj.

mer′chan·dis′er n.

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