merchandising

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merchandising

/ˈmɜːt͡ʃ(ə)ndaɪzɪŋ/ UK
/ˈmɝt͡ʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ/ US

Where it comes from

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).

noun merchandisings · merchandizing

also, archaic, attributive, uncountable, usually Trade in merchandise. May not the miſerable ruine of Conſtantinople, their impregnable vvalles, riches, and pleaſures laſt taken by the Turke (vvhich are but a bit, in compariſon of their novv mightines) remember vs, of the effects of priuate couetouſneſs? […] His [the Byzantine emperor's] pouertie vvhen the Turke beſeig
also, attributive, uncountable, usually 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. Now, these strikers: Honest, they're not such bad people. Just foolish. They don't understand the complications of merchandizing and profit, the way we businessmen do, but sometimes I think they're about like the rest of us, and no more hogs for wages than we are for profits.
Similar: marketing
also, attributive, specifically, uncountable, usually 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.

verb merchandizing

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of merchandise

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: marketing, selling, sales, trading, trade, market, sale, commerce, logistics, commercialization, commercialisation, collateral, byproduct, scrambled, merchandizing, merch

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noun promotion of goods for sale in a store; promotion of any goods or services for sale

Español	merchandising, mercadeo, promoción comercial, marketeo, marketineo

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@misc{merchandising_2026,
  title = {merchandising},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merchandising},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}