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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

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Moorside Baby Bank opened in February 2025 and has so far helped 226 families with goods like clothes, nappies and baby wipes, which were mainly donated by the community.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Section 301 has also opened the door to new country-specific tariffs targeted at Brazil, at 25%, while Section 338 was cited to slap an extra 50% import tax on certain Canadian goods.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

"Not only are the carriers suffering, but also the industries that depend on the goods they transport," Wens said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

All the demand by wealthier Americans could push up prices for some goods and services.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

At best, we could stumble into Kashgar and try somehow to reassemble our stock at the grand market where merchants unloaded their goods before tackling the mountain pass or turning back eastward to Turfan.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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