goods

/ 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

goods

1. Merchandise; wares; tangible products that satisfy human wants. (Compare services.)

Idioms and Phrases

see damaged goods; deliver the goods; get the goods on; sell a bill of goods; straight goods.

Example Sentences

Mike Salvatore, owner of Heritage Hospitality Group in Chicago, used to run reports once or twice a year on the cost of goods for the two cafes, two bars and the bike shop he owns.

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Second: lower housing and living-cost burdens free up visible budget for other spending—electronics, durable goods, domestic travel.

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Second: lower housing and living-cost burdens free up visible budget for other spending—electronics, durable goods, domestic travel.

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He thinks first and foremost of the markets; when one kind of goods begins to go off slackly, he is ready with something new and appetizing.

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These products are now exempted from his "reciprocal" tariffs, imposed this year to address behavior deemed unfair, after the administration considered issues like the US capacity -- or lack thereof -- to produce certain goods.

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Related Words

• equipment 
• furnishings 
• furniture 
• property