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

More ominous, perhaps, are European efforts to boycott U.S. goods External link.

From Barron's

On Wednesday the Census Bureau releases the durable goods report and the Federal Open Market Committee releases the minutes of its last monetary-policy meeting.

From Barron's

More ominous, perhaps, are European efforts to boycott U.S. goods External link.

From Barron's

On Wednesday the Census Bureau releases the durable goods report and the Federal Open Market Committee releases the minutes of its last monetary-policy meeting.

From Barron's

Under the plan, which isn’t final, many consumer-facing goods with small amounts of steel and aluminum—for example, some kitchen accessories—would be assigned lower tariffs, potentially 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• equipment
• furnishings
• furniture
• property