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• plural of good.

goods

British  

/ 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

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goods Cultural  

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

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goods Idioms  

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

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Example Sentences

"It is difficult to sell second-hand goods in Japan" if they're more than seven years old, Hamaya president Ippei Kobayashi told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The government's official forecaster said the price of a typical basket of goods would be going up at a rate of 2.3% this year and then 2% a year from 2027.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

“Higher fuel prices have added directly to inflation and there are indications that this is passing through to the prices of other goods and services,” the RBA said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Higher petrol prices can also carry through to increased prices for goods and services.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

His eyes landed on the box of canned goods.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Related Words

• equipment
• furnishings
• furniture
• property