Merchandise

Merchandise

Noun / Verb · /ˈmɜː.tʃən.daɪz/

Definition

(Noun) goods bought and sold in commerce; commercial goods; goods available for purchase; products associated with a brand, organisation, or media property (branded merchandise); (Verb) to promote and sell goods commercially; to market a product.

Origin

From Old French marchandise (commerce, goods), from marchand (merchant), from Medieval Latin mercatantem (a trader), from Latin mercari (to trade), from merx (goods, merchandise). The same merx root gives mercenary, merchant, commerce, market, and mercy. The word has been in English since the 13th century, referring to commercial goods and the activity of trading.