mid-13c., "trading, commerce;" mid-14c., "commodities of commerce, wares, articles for sale or trade," from Anglo-French marchaundise, Old French marcheandise "goods, merchandise; trade, business" (12c.), from marchaunt "merchant" (see merchant).
merchandise (v.)
also merchandize, "to buy and sell; to market," late 14c.; see merchant + -ize. Meaning "promote the sale of goods" is from 1926. Related: Merchandising; merchandizing.
中文解释
【摸钱袋子】买商品、货物时，你当然要摸钱袋子
实用例句
1. The merchandise is reasonably priced and offers exceptionally good value.
这些商品定价合理，很是划算。来自柯林斯例句
2. Merchandise can now circulate freely among the EU countries.
商品现在可以在欧盟各国自由流通。来自柯林斯例句
3. They had shoplifted thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise.
他们已经偷了商店价值好几千美元的商品。来自柯林斯例句
4. They could sell their merchandise for quadruple the asking price.
