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

All the goods and furniture Thutmose II would have been buried with, as well as his body, were missing from the site.

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A medieval observer described the Arab world during its golden age: “Everything produced from the earth is there. Carts carry countless goods to markets, where everything is available and cheap.”

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However, the Geneva-based dispute resolution body expects exports and imports of goods to grow at a slower pace in 2026 as the tariff rises implemented by the U.S. and in retaliating countries take full effect.

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OTTAWA—A retreat in goods exports widened Canada’s trade deficit in August to the second highest on record.

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At retailer Kohl’s, customers are trading down for cheaper clothes and home goods.

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Related Words

• equipment 
• furnishings 
• furniture 
• property