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

Tariffs are taxes on imported goods paid by the firm bringing in the foreign product and the charge is typically a percentage of the good's value.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“When you have that many people hanging around in one place, nothing good’s going to happen.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Most European countries ask their citizens broadly to fund their social welfare programs, largely through a value added tax, a sales tax levied at each stage of a consumer good’s production.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2021

“What good’s the tape going to be if he doesn’t make any noise?” one of the sergeants says.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2018

“What good’s it gonna do to worry about it. Either he tells her or he don’t. That’s all. What good’s worryin’ gonna do?”

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Related Words

• equipment
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