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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. commodities offered for sale;
- Example: "good business depends on having good merchandise"
- Example: "that store offers a variety of products"
[syn: merchandise, ware, product]


VERB (1)

1. engage in the trade of;
- Example: "he is merchandising telephone sets"
[syn: trade, merchandise]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, n. [F. marchandise, OF.
   marcheandise.]
   1. The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or
      sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods;
      commodities. --Spenser.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.
      [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Merchandised;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Merchandising.]
   To trade; to carry on commerce. --Bacon.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. t.
   To make merchandise of; to buy and sell. "Love is
   merchandised." --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

merchandise
    n 1: commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on
         having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of
         products" [syn: merchandise, ware, product]
    v 1: engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone
         sets" [syn: trade, merchandise]