mer·chan·dise (mûr ch n-d z , -ds)n. Abbr. mdse. Goods bought and sold in business; commercial wares. v. merchandise (-d z) also mer·chan·dize (-dz) mer·chan·dised also mer·chan·dized, mer·chan·dis·ing also mer·chan·diz·ing, mer·chan·dis·es also 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·disa·ble adj.mer chan·diser n. |
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