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merchandize

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mer⋅chan⋅dize

[n. mur-chuhn-dahyz, -dahys; v. mur-chuhn-dahyz]
–noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object), -dized, -diz⋅ing.
merchandise.
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mer·chan·dise   (mûr'chən-dīz', -dīs')   
n.   Abbr. mdse.
Goods bought and sold in business; commercial wares.
v.   merchandise (-dīz') also mer·chan·dize (-dīz') mer·chan·dised also mer·chan·dized, mer·chan·dis·ing also mer·chan·diz·ing, mer·chan·dis·es also mer·chan·diz·es

v.   tr.
  1. To buy and sell (goods).

  2. To promote the sale of, as by advertising or display: merchandised a new product.

v.   intr.
To buy and sell goods; trade commercially.

[Middle English merchaundise, from Old French marchandise, trade, from marcheant, marchand, merchant; see merchant.]
mer'chan·dis'a·ble adj., mer'chan·dis'er n.
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