merchandise
n.
goods, ware, stock
v.
trade, buy and sell goods; plan for and promote the sales of, market goods (also merchandize)
Product (business)
In business, a product is a good economics and accounting good or service which can be bought and sold. In marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need. In manufacturing, products are purchased as raw materials and sold as finished goods. Commodities are usually raw materials such as metals and agricultural products, but a commodity can also be anything widely available in the open market.
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merchandise
Noun
1. commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
(synonym) wares, product
(hypernym) commodity, trade goods, goods
(hyponym) cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
(part-holonym) mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet
(derivation) trade
Verb
1. engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"
(synonym) trade
(hyponym) run, black market
(entail) buy, purchase
(derivation) merchant, merchandiser
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Merchandise
(v. t.)
To make merchandise of; to buy and sell.
(v. i.)
To trade; to carry on commerce.
(n.)
The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities.
(n.)
The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Merchandise
All movable goods such as cars, textiles, appliances, etc. and 'f.o.b.' means free on board.