goods

/ ɡʊdz /

plural noun

1. possessions and personal property

2. (sometimes singular) economics commodities that are tangible, usually movable, and generally not consumed at the same time as they are produced Compare services

3. articles of commerce; merchandise

4. 1. merchandise when transported, esp by rail; freight

   2. ( as modifier )

      a goods train

5. 1. informal,  that which is expected or promised

      to deliver the goods

   2. slang,  the real thing

   3. slang,  incriminating evidence (esp in the phrase have the goods on someone )

6. slang,  a person, esp a woman

goods

1. Merchandise; wares; tangible products that satisfy human wants. (Compare services.)

Idioms and Phrases

see damaged goods; deliver the goods; get the goods on; sell a bill of goods; straight goods.

Example Sentences

It also offers warehouse-style display shelves packed with goods like lip balm, perfume, false nails and foot cream.

From BBC

"Supermarkets, sports shops and household goods stores had a strong start to the year, but spending there has fallen since March," said the ONS's director general of economic statistics, James Benford.

From BBC

Clothing brands are among the businesses hit hardest by tariffs as they make goods in Asian countries, which have faced some of the steepest US levies.

From BBC

The White House said Japan has committed to buying $8bn worth of US goods a year - including agricultural products, fertilisers and bioethanol.

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Many American buyers have asked to pause orders to assess the impact of tariffs on Brazilian goods, said Ms Pizol, who oversees sales at the company.

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Related Words

• equipment 
• furnishings 
• furniture 
• property