n. Abbr. mdse. Goods bought and sold in business; commercial wares. v. merchandise (-dīz′) also mer·chan·dize (-dīz′) mer·chan·dised, mer·chan·dis·ing, mer·chan·dis·es also mer·chan·dized or mer·chan·diz·ing or 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.] merchan·dis′a·ble adj. merchan·dis′er n. |
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