merchandiseとは

語源

From Anglo-Norman marchaundise, from marchaunt (“merchant”).

See etymology for merchant

発音

• (General American) (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪs/, /ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/
• (General American) (verb) IPA^(key): /ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/
• (Received 発音) (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪs/, /ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪz/
• (Received 発音) (verb) IPA^(key): /ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪz/

名詞

merchandise (usually uncountable, 複数形 merchandises)

1. (uncountable) commodities offered for sale

   good business depends on having good merchandise

2. (countable) a commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise
3. (uncountable) the act or business of trading; trade; traffic

使用する際の注意点

• Adjectives often applied to "merchandise": returned, used, damaged, stolen, assorted, lost, promotional, industrial, cheap, expensive, imported, good, inferior.

同意語

• wares
• product

動詞

merchandise (三人称単数 現在形 merchandises, 現在分詞 merchandising, 過去形および過去分詞形 merchandised)

1. (intransitive, archaic) to engage in trade; to carry on commerce

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2. (intransitive) to engage in in-store promotion of the sale of goods, as by display and arrangement of goods

   He started his career merchandising in a small clothing store chain.

3. (transitive, archaic) To engage in the trade of
4. (transitive) to engage in in-store promotion of the sale of

   He got hired to merchandise some new sporting goods lines.

5. (transitive) to promote as if for sale

   The record companies don't get as good a return on merchandising artists under contract.

関連する語

参照

• “merchandise” in John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors, The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
• “merchandise” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.