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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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Total orders for durable goods, which comprise goods meant to last three years or more, increased in June by 0.3% to $334.8 billion, compared with a 4% decrease in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Eventually Holvey became suspicious as spending had "exponentially grown" and the club was not seeing any of the goods supposedly ordered.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Leather goods have returned to growth, the company said, and all global regions showed improvement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

U.S. economic data due Tuesday include the advanced trade balance in goods for June, released at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

And they probably wouldn’t need to open the canned goods right away.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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