noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmɜːt͡ʃ(ə)ndaɪzɪŋ/
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General-American:/ˈmɝt͡ʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ/
CMU ARPABET:M ER1 CH AH0 N D AY2 Z IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
gerund of merchandise
Trade in merchandise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, archaic, attributive, uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
gerund of merchandise
The promotion of goods for sale in a store, especially through advertising, attractive displays, discounts, etc.; also (generally), the promotion of any goods or services for sale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: marketing
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
gerund of merchandise
The promotion of a film, music group, theatre production, etc., through the sale of goods bearing motifs associated with the subject being promoted; also, such goods themselves collectively; merchandise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive, specifically, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of merchandise
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Late Middle English marchaundising (“commerce, trading; commodities, goods; (plural) dealings with other persons”) [and other forms], from marchaundisen (“to engage in commerce, traffic”) (see further at merchandise (verb)) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds). The English word is analysable as merchandise + -ing (suffix forming nouns from verbs).
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
kaupanteko
— trade in merchandise
Finnish:
myynninedistäminen
— promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale
Finnish:
markkinointi
— promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale
Georgian:
მერჩანდაიზინგი
(merčandaizingi)
— promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale
Malay:
pembarangan
— promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale
Spanish:
merchandising (mérchendaisin)
— promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale
Spanish:
mercadeo
— promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale
Spanish:
comercialización
— promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale
Spanish:
promoción comercial
— promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale
Spanish:
marketeo
— promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale
Spanish:
marketineo
— promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale
Finnish:
markkinointi oheistuotteilla
— promotion of a film, etc., through the sale of goods bearing motifs associated with the subject being promoted; such goods themselves collectively
Finnish:
oheistuotemyynti
— promotion of a film, etc., through the sale of goods bearing motifs associated with the subject being promoted; such goods themselves collectively