merchandise

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merchandise2 verb [transitive] BBto try to sell goods or services using methods such as advertising 〔用广告等方式〕推销〔商品或服务〕 SYN market If the product is properly merchandised, it should sell very well. 这种产品如果营销得当，应该会大卖。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

merchandise• In the 1980s, he began merchandising his own hair care products.• When they did, they learned that they were good at buying food and merchandising it in their stores.• She recommends that retailers merchandise the fixture in four vertical segments according to absorbency and stack the brands horizontally.From Longman Business Dictionarymerchandisemer‧chan‧dise1 /ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪz, -daɪsˈmɜːr-/ noun [uncountable] formalCOMMERCE goods that are produced in order to be sold, especially goods that are sold in a storeEven though retailers ordered merchandise carefully this year, they are getting ready for huge after-Christmas sales.merchandisemerchandise2 verb [transitive]MARKETINGCOMMERCE to try to sell goods or services using advertising, PROMOTIONs etcRetail stores try to merchandise products in a way that will attract customers.→ See Verb tableOrigin merchandise1 (1200-1300) Old French marcheandise, from marcheant; → MERCHANT

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merchandise

mer‧chan‧dise¹ /ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪz, -daɪs $ ˈmɜːr-/

noun [uncountable] formal

Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: marcheandise, from marcheant; ⇨ merchant

goods that are being sold:

A range of official Disney merchandise was on sale.

They inspected the merchandise carefully.

THESAURUS

   ▪ product noun [countable] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold: consumer products such as mobile phones | dairy products
   ▪ goods noun [plural] things that are produced in order to be sold, especially for use in the home: They sell furniture and other household goods. | electrical goods | white goods (=large electrical goods used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators)
   ▪ commodity noun [countable] formal a type of product or raw material that can be bought and sold – used especially about basic food products, metals, and fuels: The decline in prices for agricultural commodities made the economic situation worse. | All metal was a valuable commodity and was rarely wasted.
   ▪ merchandise noun [uncountable] formal things that are being sold, especially in shops: Customers are not allowed to handle the merchandise. | Sales of books, videos, and other merchandise have increased.
   ▪ wares noun [plural] written things that are offered for sale, especially in a market or on the street: In the market, the traders began selling their wares. | Merchants brought their wares from all over the world.
   ▪ export noun [countable often plural] a product that is sent to a foreign country in order to be sold: US exports rose to $11.935 billion. | At the moment, oil is their biggest export.
   ▪ import noun [countable often plural] goods that are brought from one country into another to be sold there: The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.

merchandise²

verb [transitive]
to try to sell goods or services using methods such as advertising
SYN market:

If the product is properly merchandised, it should sell very well.

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mer·chan·dise

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/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪs/

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/ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪs/

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/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪz/

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/ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/

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goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a shop/store 商品；货品

◆a wide selection of merchandise品种丰富的商品

<titled tranID="25" status="1">product</titled>goods ◇ commodity ◇ merchandise ◇ produce

These are all words for things that are produced to be sold. 以上各词均指产品、商品。

product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold 指制造或种植的产品：◆to create/develop/launch a new product 创造／开发／推出新产品
goods things that are produced to be sold 指商品、货品：◆cotton/leather goods 棉织／皮革商品◆electrical goods 电器商品
commodity (economics) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries 尤指国家间贸易的商品：◆rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、面粉和其他基本商品
merchandise [uncountable] goods that are bought or sold; things that you can buy that are connected with or advertise a particular event or organization 指商品、货品、相关商品、指定商品：◆official Olympic merchandise 奥林匹克运动会官方指定商品

goods or merchandise? 用 goods 还是 merchandise？

Choose goods if the emphasis is on what the product is made of or what it is for. 强调商品制作的原料或用途用 goods：◆leather/household goods 皮革商品；家居用品Choose merchandise if the emphasis is less on the product itself and more on its brand or the fact of buying/selling it. 如果不太强调商品本身，而更强调品牌或买卖用 merchandise。

produce [uncountable] things that have been grown or made, especially things connected with farming 尤指农产品，也包括其他种植或制造的产品：◆We sell only fresh local produce. 我们只售当地的新鲜农产品。