wares

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wares /weəz $ werz/ noun [plural] old-fashioned  BBTthings that are for sale, usually not in a shop 〔一般不在商店内出售的〕商品，货物 craftspeople selling their wares 出售自制产品的手艺人► see thesaurus at product

Examples from the Corpus

wares• Packard Bell, based in Sacramento, Calif., has traditionally marketed its wares to the former group.• No, it's the gift-buyer who's interested in Pipestem's wares, Hoffert said.• Others might be pedlars, moving between the factions selling wares.• The liquor store had a metal grating separating the customers from the wares.• Most big tournaments have a tent in which the major manufacturers of equipment and clothing display their wares.• Other companies - from tour operators to stockbrokers - buy pages on the system to display their wares.• Along the sidewalk were artists displaying their wares.• And the major off-line brands aren't promoting their wares on the Internet as much as expected.• With so many people eager to show their wares, the exhibition has been split, with different people showing each week.selling ... wares• The road over the drawbridge is lined with women making lace and selling their wares.• At least 30 craftspeople will be demonstrating their skills and selling their wares, all beautifully sited in marquees on the lawns.• Others might be pedlars, moving between the factions selling wares.• Marcel was waking up, enchanted by the songs of peasants selling their wares beneath his window.From Longman Business Dictionarywareswares /weəzwerz/ noun [plural]COMMERCE things that are for saleShoppers are willing to spend extra money for environmentally conscious wares.The companies will develop products together, and may even sell some of each others’ wares.Origin wares (1300-1400) Plural of ware; → -WARE

wares nounChinese  

that are not sale, Corpus things in a shop for Business usually

wares
wares /weəz $ werz/ noun [plural] old-fashionedthings that are for sale, usually not in a shop:
    craftspeople selling their wares
     

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.