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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

The retailer and equipment-maker Golfsmith was acquired by Dick’s Sporting Goods after going bankrupt in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Dick’s Sporting Goods reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.90 per share and sales of $5.16 billion.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

For the spring semester, this cohort was divided into three mentorship groups, each one paired with an executive from either Nike, Wilson Sporting Goods or Vuori, all of whom are Otis alumni.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Goods floated down, but nothing came back up reliably.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Goods are not distributed evenly among the dead.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

Related Words

• equipment
• furnishings
• furniture
• property