merchandise
UK/'mә:tʃәndaiz/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
Goods that are bought and sold; products for sale
商品，货物
v.
To promote and arrange the sale of goods
推销，促销（商品）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Old French marchandise, built on marchand (merchant) — literally 'a merchant's stuff,' the goods a trader deals in. The verb is later and means to actively push those goods: how a store displays and markets them.
Root merx still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.official merchandise官方周边
- 2.general merchandise百货商品
- 3.merchandise sales商品销售
- 4.branded merchandise品牌周边
Example Sentences
- 1.
The store marks down old merchandise at the end of each season.
- 2.
The band sells official merchandise at every concert.
- 3.
Retailers merchandise products to encourage impulse buying.