Definition of MERCHANDISING

merchandising

Plural: merchandisings

Noun

  • the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
  • gerund of merchandise
  • Trade in merchandise.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Verb

  • engage in the trade of
    • "he is merchandising telephone sets"
  • present participle and gerund of merchandise

Origin / Etymology

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).

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