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

Less-than-truckload, or LTL, is mainly for industrial customers that don’t need a full truck to transport goods over relatively short distances.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Having to be a “price taker” is especially true when it comes to the sale of Binaghi’s goods at the Greenmarket in New York City, a producer-only farmers market run by nonprofit organization GrowNYC.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Dollar General DG -0.61%decrease; red down pointing triangle logged higher profit and sales in its fiscal first quarter as it opened new stores and as consumers continued relying on the company for low-cost goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

If the Brazil situation offers a guideline, it looks like there could be a middle-road, with some goods excluded from the levies.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Men drove swine and cattle, while others hauled massive blocks of ice for cold storage or dragged handcarts loaded with goods.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Related Words

• equipment
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