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

“We’re building data centers everywhere. And that’s actually putting pressure on all kinds of goods and services that go into building these things. So that’s actually probably pushing inflation up at the margin,” he said.

From Barron's

“We’re building data centers everywhere. And that’s actually putting pressure on all kinds of goods and services that go into building these things. So that’s actually probably pushing inflation up at the margin,” he said.

From Barron's

Max Gumport, a senior analyst at BNP Paribas, echoes that: “Large-scale M&A has rarely worked in the broader consumer packaged goods space,” he wrote in a Tuesday note to investors.

From Barron's

Gasoline is more expensive, but the country earns money that can be spent on other goods.

From The Wall Street Journal

Data from Kpler show that 251 vessels, including those transporting oil and dry bulk goods, transited through the Strait of Hormuz from Feb. 28 through March 27.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• equipment
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