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Synonyms for merchandise

7 synonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

product goods wares cargo

All synonyms

Noun

1. Goods

goods, product, wares, stock, ware

Other

cargo, merch slang rare

Definitions

n. 1
Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
Good business depends on having good merchandise.

Related words

Word family: merch mercantile merchant merchantable
Other spellings: merchandize US

Forms

Plural: merchandises → products, stocks, wares, cargoes…

Example sentences

product We would like to distribute your product in Japan.
goods Of course, neither goods nor mailing fee returned.
wares Every salesman sings the praises of his wares.
cargo Icebreakers are used to carry cargo and break ice.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
merchandise		falling
product		steady
goods		falling
wares		steady
cargo		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: ware¹
5 letters: stock¹, goods¹, cargo², wares¹, merch
7 letters: product²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cargo² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: marchandise
Italiano: mercanzia
Español: mercancía
Deutsch: Ware
Català: mercaderia