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Definition of: merchandise
(mûr′chən·dīz, -dīs) noun
1. Anything movable customarily bought and sold for profit.
2. Obs. Mercantile dealings; commerce; trade; hence, gain or advantage.
—v.t. & v.i. ·dised, ·dis·ing To barter; trade; buy and sell.
2. To promote the sale of (an article) through advertising, etc. Also mer′chan·dize. [<F marchandise. See MERCHANT.]
—mer′chan·dis′er noun
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