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merchandise (**머**천다이즈)goods that are bought and sold; commercial products

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: goods that are bought and sold; commercial products

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/

Korean meaning: 상품, 상업용 제품

Korean pronunciation: **머**천다이즈

Example Sentences

  • The superhero movie's merchandise outsold the actual movie tickets.
  • Online retailers must carefully merchandise their products to attract customers.
  • The concert venue's merchandise booth ran out of t-shirts before the show even started.

merchandise

NOUN

//ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz//

goods that are bought and sold; commercial products

merchandise concept
💡 Concept

Goods displayed or offered for sale.

merchandise rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Brightly displayed merchandise draws attention, as bold colors advertise and emphasize the brand.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmɜːtʃəndaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Rootmerchand
Suffix--ise

Origin

From Middle French 'marchandise', derived from 'marchand' (merchant), which comes from Latin 'mercari' (to trade) and 'merx' (goods/wares). The suffix '-ise' was added to create a noun form.

🎵Rhyme

advertiseenterprisecompromise
advertise
enterprise
compromise

🔗Collocations

retail merchandise
merchandise sales
brand merchandise
merchandise display
merchandise effectively
quality merchandise

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The superhero movie's merchandise outsold the actual movie tickets.

Online retailers must carefully merchandise their products to attract customers.

😄 Fun example

The concert venue's merchandise booth ran out of t-shirts before the show even started.

Department stores use strategic lighting to merchandise luxury items.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

goodsproductswarescommoditiesstock

Antonyms

servicesintangibles

Related

retailcommercemarketinginventoryvendor

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