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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGoods
/ɡʊdz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Items that are produced for sale or trade.
"The store offers a wide variety of goods, from clothing to electronics." - 2
Personal property or possessions.
"After the move, they had to unpack all their goods and find a place for everything."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'gōd', meaning good, excellent, or valuable, originating from Proto-Germanic *gōda-. Over centuries, the plural form 'goods' evolved specifically to denote movable property, merchandise, or possessions, shifting from a broad moral or qualitative adjective to a concrete economic noun.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Goods" is said worldwide
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marchandises
Transliteration: maʁ.ʃɑ̃.diz
"Le magasin propose une large gamme de marchandises."
Waren
Transliteration: ˈvaːʁən
"Der Laden bietet eine Vielzahl von Waren an."
merci
Transliteration: ˈmɛr.tʃi
"Il negozio offre una vasta gamma di merci."
bienes
Transliteration: ˈbjenes
"La tienda ofrece una amplia variedad de bienes."
bens
Transliteration: bẽs
"A loja oferece uma ampla variedade de bens."
सामान
Transliteration: samaan
"दुकान में विभिन्न प्रकार का सामान उपलब्ध है।"
商品
Transliteration: shāngpǐn
"商店提供各种商品。"
상품
Transliteration: sangpum
"가게는 다양한 상품을 제공합니다."
商品
Transliteration: shōhin
"店はさまざまな商品を提供しています。"
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