Hypertext Webster Gateway: "merchandise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Merchandised};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Merchandising}.]
To trade; to carry on commerce. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. t.
To make merchandise of; to buy and sell. ``Love is
merchandised.'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, n. [F. marchandise, OF.
marcheandise.]
1. The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or
sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods;
commodities. --Spenser.
2. The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
merchandise
n : commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on
having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of
products" [syn: {wares}, {product}]
v : engage in the trade of [syn: {trade}]
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