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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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Other Superman Day theme merchandise will be available.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025
Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The Russo brothers, meanwhile, are known for their past accomplishments with transforming movies into merchandising opportunities.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Officials also argue Abrego Garcia was part of an MS-13 gang in New York—despite never living there—citing his clothing, including Chicago Bulls merchandise, as evidence.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Other Superman Day theme merchandise will be available.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
The company helps speed up product development and design conceptualization as internal teams collaborate more efficiently to visualize, iterate and test marketing campaigns, product assortments and merchandising assets like lookbooks and ecommerce content.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The Russo brothers, meanwhile, are known for their past accomplishments with transforming movies into merchandising opportunities.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Merchandise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchandise. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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