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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mer-tche
"Il negozio offre una vasta gamma di merci."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Goods that are bought and sold.
"The store offers a wide variety of merchandise, including clothing and electronics."
- 1
To promote or sell goods.
"The company plans to merchandise its new product line at the upcoming trade show."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'merchandise', coming from Medieval Latin 'mercandizare' (to traffic or trade), ultimately tracing back to Latin 'merx' (goods or merchandise). The term has been used in English since the late 14th century to denote commercial goods bought and sold.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Merchandise" is said worldwide
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marchandise
Transliteration: mar-shan-deez
"Le magasin propose une large variété de marchandises."
Waren
Transliteration: vah-ren
"Der Laden bietet eine große Auswahl an Waren an."
merce
Transliteration: mer-tche
"Il negozio offre una vasta gamma di merci."
mercancía
Transliteration: mer-kan-thee-a
"La tienda ofrece una amplia variedad de mercancías."
mercadoria
Transliteration: mer-ka-do-ree-a
"A loja oferece uma ampla variedade de mercadorias."
वस्त्र
Transliteration: vastra
"दुकान में विभिन्न प्रकार के वस्त्र उपलब्ध हैं।"
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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