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merchandising

[mur-chuhn-dahy-zing] / ˈmɜr tʃənˌdaɪ zɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
commercial
Synonyms
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economic financial monetary profit-making profitable wholesale
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commissary exchange market retail retailing sales supplying trade trading
WEAK
across the counter bartering fiscal for sale in demand in the market marketable mercantile pecuniary popular saleable wholesaling
Antonyms
WEAK
noncommercial not-for-profit
NOUN
business
Synonyms
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deal industry manufacturing market trading transaction
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affairs bargaining barter commercialism contracts dealings exchange game industrialism racket sales selling traffic undertaking
WEAK
buying and selling capital and labor
NOUN
commerce
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business economics exchange industry marketing retailing trade traffic
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dealing dealings truck
WEAK
merchantry wholesaling
Antonyms
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unemployment
NOUN
selling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auction sale trading transfer
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auctioning bartering transacting transferring vending
Antonyms
WEAK
acquiring buying purchasing
NOUN
selling
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STRONGEST
business commerce
STRONG
traffic
WEAK
commercial enterprise
Antonyms
WEAK
acquiring buying purchasing
NOUN
trading
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STRONGEST
commerce deal dealings exchange industry manufacturing market sales selling trade traffic transaction
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affairs bargaining barter commercialism contracts game industrialism racket undertaking
WEAK
buying and selling capital and labor free enterprise production and distribution

Example Sentences

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It has made sound shifts in marketing and merchandising and seems to be coming into its moment.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Robbie is a college lecturer and Rachel is a merchandising manager - they take home more than the national average household income.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Solving the challenges around merchandising and demand forecasting are now their top priorities, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“We know consumers are increasingly prioritizing healthier lifestyles, and we’re moving quickly to evolve our offerings to meet their needs,” said Cara Sylvester, Target’s chief merchandising officer, in the release.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Clearly I am going to have what is known in our commercial terminology as a merchandising problem.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Vocabulary lists containing merchandising

Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 8-10

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