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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: marcheandise, from marcheant; MERCHANT

merchandise

1 noun
     
Related topics: Trade
mer‧chan‧dise1 W3 [uncountable] formal
BBT goods that are being sold:
A range of official Disney merchandise was on sale.
They inspected the merchandise carefully.
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