mer·chan·dise
ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz 
-ˌdīs
mer·chan·dise
ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz
variants
or less commonly merchandize
merchandised also merchandized; merchandising also merchandizing
1
: to buy and sell in business
carpets from Iran, India, or Taiwan are merchandised along with Italian leather goods and Spanish ceramics—
Irving Kolodin
Irving Kolodin2
: to promote for or as if for sale
merchandise a movie star
archaic
: to carry on commerce : trade
merchandiser
noun
Examples of merchandise in a Sentence
Noun
The merchandise will arrive by truck at noon.
He's developed his own brand of merchandise.
Verb
The political candidates are being merchandised to the public.
the now-familiar practice of stores merchandising goods at dramatically lower prices on the day after Thanksgiving
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
According to Cooke, once the train comes to a halt, box trucks are sent in to unload the merchandise and flee.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Alana Semuels, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Ken Kremer, a merchandising manager, said his brother has walked home from work for the past month because his car needed repairs.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The timing makes his duplicity clear: Target sold Pride merchandise peacefully and in large part profitably for a decade.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
According to Cooke, once the train comes to a halt, box trucks are sent in to unload the merchandise and flee.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
Then there's the question of whether parents want merchandising opportunities to shape the programming their kids watch.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Ken Kremer, a merchandising manager, said his brother has walked home from work for the past month because his car needed repairs.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Merchandise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchandise. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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merchandise
1 of 2 noun
mer·chan·dise
ˈmər-chən-ˌdīz
-ˌdīs
: the goods that are bought and sold in trade
merchandise
2 of 2 verbˈmər-chən-ˌdīz
merchandised; merchandising
: to buy and sell : trade
especially
: to try to improve sales of goods or services by attractive presentation and publicity
merchandiser
noun
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