Merchant vs. Merchandise — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Merchant and Merchandise
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Merchant
A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade.
Merchandise
Goods bought and sold in business; commercial wares.
Merchant
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade
A builders' merchant
A tea merchant
Merchandise
To buy and sell (goods).
Merchant
A person who has a liking for a particular activity
His driver was no speed merchant
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Merchandise
To promote the sale of, as by advertising or display
Merchandised a new product.
Merchant
(in historical contexts) relating to merchants or commerce
The growth of the merchant classes
Merchandise
To buy and sell goods; trade commercially.
Merchant
One whose occupation is the wholesale purchase and retail sale of goods for profit.
Merchandise
(uncountable) Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
Good business depends on having good merchandise.
Merchant
One who runs a retail business; a shopkeeper.
Merchandise
(uncountable) Commercial goods connected (branded) with an entity such as a team, band, company, charity, work of fiction, festival, or meme. merch.}}
Merchant
Of or relating to merchants, merchandise, or commercial trade
A merchant guild.
Merchandise
A commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise.
Merchant
Of or relating to the merchant marine
Merchant ships.
Merchandise
The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.
Merchant
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
Merchandise
To engage in trade; to carry on commerce.
Merchant
The owner or operator of a retail business.
Merchandise
(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.
Merchant
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
Merchandise
To engage in the trade of.
Merchant
Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour.
He's some kind of speed merchant — he drives way too fast.
Goal merchant Smith scored twice again in the match against Mudchester Rovers.
Merchandise
(transitive) To engage in in-store promotion of the sale of.
He got hired to merchandise some new sporting goods lines.
Merchant
(obsolete) A supercargo.
Merchandise
(transitive) To promote as if for sale.
The record companies don't get as good a return on merchandising artists under contract.
Merchant
As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
A merchanting service
Merchandise
The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities.
Merchant
One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.
Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad.
Merchandise
The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.
Merchant
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
Merchandise
To trade; to carry on commerce.
Merchant
One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper.
Merchandise
To make merchandise of; to buy and sell.
Merchant
Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service.
Merchandise
Commodities offered for sale;
Good business depends on having good merchandise
That store offers a variety of products
Merchant
To be a merchant; to trade.
Merchandise
Engage in the trade of;
He is merchandising telephone sets
Merchant
A businessperson engaged in retail trade
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