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

From Home Goods to His Royal Highness King Charles lll’s purveyor, 15 places Los Angeles designers say they shop for rugs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

If you want to play Nike’s turnaround without all of Nike’s problems, consider athletic-gear chain Dick’s Sporting Goods, Oppenheimer analysts said Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Myfanwy Graham has also received funding from the Therapeutic Goods Administration for independent evidence reviews on medicinal cannabis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

As much as they may rant about the intensity, time commitments and increasingly absurd economy of youth sports, there is no way to escape it—or avoid their nearest Dick’s Sporting Goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Afghan music played in the aisles of the Used Goods section.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Related Words

• equipment
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