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

Some suppliers have prepared manufacturing capacity in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries for Tesla, partly to avoid U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Also due are durable goods figures for February on Tuesday, followed by the third estimate of fourth-quarter gross domestic product and PCE inflation data for February on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

That was the case even for a country like the UK, which faced a relatively limited 10% tariff on its goods.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Home goods retailer RH has an ambitious expansion plan.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In the morning, the delivery workers wheel the goods to stores and restaurants and cafés.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Related Words

• equipment
• furnishings
• furniture
• property