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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

"This is about having the same rules for our businesses and for goods entering our territory sold online," the EU official said.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Brussels fears it will lose certain industries entirely if it does not act against a glut of cheap goods made in China threatening manufacturers in Europe.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Returning to the U.S. empty, the containers stopped in industrializing Japan to collect inexpensive consumer goods that American shoppers snapped up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

He favors discretionary goods, transports and regional banks, amid falling oil prices and the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will be less hawkish than the market currently thinks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

The merchants rushed to pull their own goods from the piles.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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