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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

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goods

Meanwhile, an analysis by the Yale Budget Lab concluded that consumers are paying anywhere from half to the entire cost of the levies through higher prices, depending on the goods.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Tariffs were raised at the end of July from 10 percent to 12.5 percent, with exceptions for some goods such as coffee and oil.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

As tributes to Tarling flowed in on Saturday the investigation into a "collision between the cyclist and a light goods vehicle" had begun, according to the National Republican Guard in Portugal.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

All the demand by wealthier Americans could push up prices for some goods and services.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

They will say he’s a pretty boy who can’t deliver the goods.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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